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.
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 | |
Synonyms | |
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There are two known subspecies:
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 |
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