''Euryops'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

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. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

and on the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the ...

. 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 ''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 ...

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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