Asteraceae

Black eyed susan

Callilepis laureola DC.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Callilepis

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Black eyed susan: Callilepis glabra (previously included in Calilepis laureola ), flowerheads; in grassland, Mzamba River Crossing on the road to Mtentu River Mouth, Pondoland, E — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Wildemargriet
English: Black eyed susan
German: Südafrikanische Ox-Eye Daisy

Synonyms

Callilepis glabra DC.
Callilepis hispida DC.
Callilepis laureola var. laureola

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.