Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Dimorphotheca fruticosa, is a species of perennial herb native to coastal areas of South Africa.^[2][3][4] It is commonly known as trailing African daisy, and by its synonym Osteospermum fruticosum.

Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Dimorphotheca
Species:	D. fruticosa
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca fruticosa L. DC. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
Calendula fruticosa L. (1760) Blaxium decumbens Cass. (1824) Calendula diffusa Salisb. (1796) Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) (Norl.) Osteospermum riparium O.Hoffm. (1898)

It has been classified as a weed in New Zealand where it is now a widespread coastal plant, particularly in the North Island.^[5]