''Euryops'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...

s in the sunflower family. They are

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mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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 Plat ...

. 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. ; Species ; Gallery Euryops abrotanifolius - Cape Town.jpg, '' Euryops abrotanifolius'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops acraeus 1.JPG, '' Euryops acraeus'' File:Euryops annae 2c.JPG, '' Euryops annae'' File:Euryops brownei 02.jpg, '' Euryops brownei'', Kenya File:Margaritón - Margarita amarilla (Euryops chrysanthemoides) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer.jpg, '' Euryops chrysanthemoides'', South Africa File:Euryops linearis KirstenboschBotGard09292010D.JPG, '' Euryops linearis'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops pectinatus (hortulus) 001.jpg, '' Euryops pectinatus'', South Africa File:Euryops virgineus2.jpg, '' Euryops virgineus'', South Africa File:Euryops speciosissimus (Asteraceae) (23854743038).jpg, '' Euryops speciosissimus'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops tenuissimus (Asteraceae) (23717465398).jpg, '' Euryops tenuissimus'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops arabicus Djibouti.jpg, ''

Euryops arabicus ''Euryops arabicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that grows in the form of a bush. It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Somalia and Djibouti. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. De ...

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* * Asteraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Senecioneae-stub