Botanical name

Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Rankbietou

Synonym (old name)

Osteospermum fruticosum
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Description

Shortly hairy, sprawling to prostrate perennial. Leaves fleshy, petiolate (with leaf stalks), oval, minutely toothed; bears solitary, radiate flowerheads on smooth stalks, white or mauve rays and a purple disc of florets.

Habitat

Coatal dunes and rocks

Flower Date

June to October