Ursinia anthemoides

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Ursinia anthemoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ursinia
Species: U. anthemoides
Binomial name
Ursinia anthemoides
(L.) Poir.

Ursinia anthemoides or solar fire is a flowering plant of the genus Ursinia,[1] native to South Africa.[1] It has orange daisy-like inflorescences.[1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1759 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[2]

External images
A patch of solar fire
A closeup of solar fire

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ursinia anthemoides, Annie's Annuals and Perennials, 2012, access date 23-03-2012
  2. "Arctotis anthemoides Linnaeus". The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2012. 


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