Gorteria diffusa

Gorteria diffusa
Gorteria diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gorteria
Species: G. diffusa
Binomial name
Gorteria diffusa
Thunb. 1798

Gorteria diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to southern Africa, particularly South Africa. It is notable that the plant exhibits fourteen different phenotypes. It also exhibits sexual mimicry.[1]

References

  1. Lesley Evans Ogden (4 June 2015). "The most varied flower on Earth". BBC Earth. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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