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Arctotis is a genus of about 40-50 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
, native to southern Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, from South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 north to Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium
Venidium

Venidium is a genus of flowering plants in Family Asteraceae. Some species are alternatively placed in genus Arctotis. There are 20 to 30 Annual plant and Perennial plant species of Venidium, mostly in South Africa....
. Many are called by the common name "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans
Afrikaans

Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from Dutch language and thus classified as Low Franconian languages West Germanic languages. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with smaller numbers of speakers living in Botswana, Angola, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Taiwa...
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Arctotis Fastuosa
Arctotis is a genus of about 40-50 species of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
s in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
, native to southern Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
, from South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 north to Angola
Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia to the south, Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean....
. Some of the plants are alternatively placed in the genus Venidium
Venidium

Venidium is a genus of flowering plants in Family Asteraceae. Some species are alternatively placed in genus Arctotis. There are 20 to 30 Annual plant and Perennial plant species of Venidium, mostly in South Africa....
. Many are called by the common name "African daisy", or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans
Afrikaans

Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from Dutch language and thus classified as Low Franconian languages West Germanic languages. It is mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia, with smaller numbers of speakers living in Botswana, Angola, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Zambia, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Taiwa...
. Some species have been developed as popular horticultural items because of their attractive yellow, orange, red, or white flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s. Gardeners cultivate some species as half-hardy annuals.

Selected species
  • A. acaulis - Botterblom, Gousbloom
  • A. adpressa - Gousblom
  • A. amoena
  • A. angustifolia - Smalbaar Gousblom
  • A. arctotoides - Butterflower, Botterblom, African Daisy
  • A. argentea
  • A. aspera
  • A. auriculata
  • A. bellidifolia
  • A. breviscapa - Sandveld Gousblom
  • A. candida - Malmesbury Gousblom
  • A. cinerea
  • A. cuprea
  • A. elatior
  • A. fastuosa
  • A. flaccida
  • A. flammea - African Daisy
  • A. foeniculacea
  • A. frutescens
    Arctotis frutescens

    Arctotis frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Namibia.Its natural habitat is rocky areas....
  • A. galbrata
  • A. glaucophylla
  • A. gumbletonii - Bottergousblom
  • A. hirsuta - Gousblom
  • A. laevis
  • A. leiocarpa - Gousblom
  • A. leptorhiza
  • A. leucanthemoides
  • A. merxmuellerii - Gousblom
  • A. revoluta - Krulblaargousblom
  • A. rosea
  • A. semipapposa
  • A. squarrosa
  • A. stoechadifolia
    Arctotis stoechadifolia

    Arctotis stoechadifolia is a species of South African Asteraceae known by several common names, including silver arctotis, kusgousblom, and blue-eyed African daisy....
  • A. sulcocarpa - Gousblom
  • A. tricolor
  • A. undulata
  • A. venusta - Blue-eyed African Daisy


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