Dimorphotheca sinuata

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African daisy · Namaqualand daisy · Sun-marigold · African beauty · Cape marigold

Summary

Dimorphotheca sinuata is an annual herbaceous plant celebrated for its vibrant yellow or orange daisy-like flowers with distinctive purple markings. It typically reaches about 30 cm in height and blooms profusely in early spring.

Region

It is native to the winter-rainfall areas and sandy deserts of western South Africa and Namibia. The species has also been widely cultivated and naturalized in other arid regions, notably in California and Arizona.

Uses: beneficial

It is primarily grown as an ornamental plant in gardens and landscaping for its bright, showy floral displays. It is also valued as a drought-tolerant ground cover in arid and semi-arid climates.

Distribution

North AmericaGermany [I]; France [I]; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.); Pakistan [I]; Australia [I] (South Australia [I], Queensland [I], Western Australia [I], New South Wales [I]); USA [I] (Arizona [I], California [I])ArizonaCaliforniaCape ProvincesFranceGermanyNamibiaNew South WalesPakistanQueenslandSouth AustraliaWestern AustraliaAustraliaAngolaOregonSouthern AfricaCADKDOFRINSETWUSZA

Images

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Sources

taxonomy: gbif — https://www.gbif.org/species/5402350
scarcity: gbif-iucn
region.countries: gbif
summary: wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimorphotheca_sinuata
uses,culture: qwen3.7-max+wikipedia