African Bush Daisy
Euryops chrysanthemoides
Plants about 1½ meter tall growing in a fence row. Eldoret, Kenya. January 2012.
Originally native to South Africa, this dark green, shrubby daisy is very attractive to gardeners and landscapers. It has become a part of tropical and subtropical urban landscapes around the world. It has become naturalized, i.e. producing viable seed and growing without cultivation, in parts of Kenya and East Africa.
- Ray Flowers: Ray flowers are large, bright yellow and showy.
- Disc Flowers: The many central disc florets are about the same shade of yellow as the rays.
- Phyllaries: The bracts enclosing the flower head are dark green.
- Pappus: obscure.
- Leaves: This partly woody shrub has large dark green leaves. These leaves are pinnatifid, i.e. nearly cleft to the midrib.