afro-australian daisies

genus Dimorphotheca

Member of white daisies
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

trailing african daisy
Dimorphotheca fruticosa

stem sometimes ≫ 1 m, trailing to ascending [example], sparingly branched, rooting at ground contact

bush

blue-and-white daisybush
Dimorphotheca ecklonis

stem ≤ 1 m, erect or ascending, branched distally or throughout

Jepson notes: “Many cultivated forms are hybrids [between the two species] and combine species features; these may escape or persist from cultivation.”

flower

cape marigold
Dimorphotheca sinuata

adaxial face of ray yellow or orange, sometimes violet at base or tip
rare

1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

Coyote Hills RP

Months:

Apr.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora