''Euryops'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
sunflower family. They are
native
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mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of
Africa and on the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from fern-like foliage.
The name ''Euryops'' is probably a contraction of the Greek words () meaning 'wide,' and () meaning 'eye,' possibly referring to the large flowerheads compared to the narrow leaves.
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Euryops abrotanifolius - Cape Town.jpg, '']Euryops abrotanifolius
''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from fe ...
'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops acraeus 1.JPG, ''Euryops acraeus
''Euryops acraeus'', the mountain euryops, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. It is a dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub growing to tall and wide, with silver-blu ...
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File:Euryops annae 2c.JPG, ''Euryops annae
''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from fe ...
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File:Euryops brownei 02.jpg, ''Euryops brownei
''Euryops brownei'' is a woody herb or shrub of ½–3 m (1⅔–10 ft) high, with yellow flowerheads of both ray and disc florets, and small, narrow leaves, belonging to the daisy family. The species is native to the highlands of north ...
'', Kenya
File:Margaritón - Margarita amarilla (Euryops chrysanthemoides) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer.jpg, ''Euryops chrysanthemoides
''Euryops chrysanthemoides'' (with the common names African bush daisy or bull's-eye) is a small shrub native to Southern Africa that is also grown as a horticultural specimen in tropical to subtropical regions around the world.
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'', South Africa
File:Euryops linearis KirstenboschBotGard09292010D.JPG, '' Euryops linearis'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops pectinatus (hortulus) 001.jpg, ''Euryops pectinatus
''Euryops pectinatus'', the grey-leaved euryops, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Asteraceae, endemism, endemic to rocky, sandstone slopes in the Western Cape of South Africa (from Gifberg to the Cape Peninsula).
D ...
'', South Africa
File:Euryops virgineus2.jpg, ''Euryops virgineus
''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from ...
'', South Africa
File:Euryops speciosissimus (Asteraceae) (23854743038).jpg, '' Euryops speciosissimus'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops tenuissimus (Asteraceae) (23717465398).jpg, ''Euryops tenuissimus
''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from ...
'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops arabicus Djibouti.jpg, '' Euryops arabicus'', Djibouti
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Asteraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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