Ursinia anthemoides

Ursinia anthemoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ursinia
Species:
U. anthemoides
Binomial name
Ursinia anthemoides
Synonyms[1]
  • Arctotis anthemoides L. (1759)
  • Leptotis anthemoides (L.) Hoffmanns. (1824)
  • Sphenogyne anthemoides (L.) R.Br. (1813)

Ursinia anthemoides or solar fire is an annual, herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Ursinia,[2] native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] It has yellow or orange daisy-like inflorescences.[2][3] Fruits have both pappus and hairs, making the seeds easily dispersed by wind.[4]

There are two known subspecies:[1]

  • Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides
  • Ursinia anthemoides subsp. versicolor (DC.) Prassler

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1759 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[5]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ursinia anthemoides (L.) Poir. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ursinia anthemoides, Annie's Annuals and Perennials, 2012, access date 23-03-2012
  3. ^ "Ursinia anthemoides". www.plantzafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ^ "Ursinia anthemoides". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Arctotis anthemoides Linnaeus". The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 25, 2012.

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