Ursinia Anthemoides

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
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
  • Arctotis anthemoides L. (1759)
  • Leptotis anthemoides (L.) Hoffmanns. (1824)
  • Sphenogyne anthemoides (L.) R.Br. (1813)

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

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