Ursinia anthemoides
| Ursinia anthemoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ursinia |
| Species: | U. anthemoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Ursinia anthemoides | |
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Ursinia anthemoides or solar fire is an annual, herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Ursinia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has yellow or orange daisy-like inflorescences. Fruits have both pappus and hairs, making the seeds easily dispersed by wind.
There are two known subspecies:
- 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.
| External images | |
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| A patch of solar fire | |
| A closeup of solar fire |
