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Asteraceae

Glandular Cape marigold

Dimorphotheca sinuata DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Dimorphotheca

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Glandular Cape marigold: African daisy, Namaqualand daisy Dimorphotheca sinuata DC. , flowering Desert, Namaqualand, Goegap Nature Reserve, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)
Afrikaans
Namakwalandse madeliefie
Armenian
Դիմորֆոտեկա նարնջագույն
arz
ديمورفوثيكا سينواتا
Chinese
波叶异果菊, 異果菊, 齿状二形菊, 齿状异果菊
English
Glandular Cape marigold
Estonian
Oranž kuldlill
Finnish
Keltasääkukka
German
Buschige Kapringelblume, Kap-Ringelblume, Kapringelblume
Japanese
アフリカキンセンカ
Persian
آصفالسلطنه
Polish
Dimorfoteka zatokowa
Slovak
Dvojtvárnik vykrojený

Synonyms

  • Acanthotheca dentata DC.
  • Acanthotheca integrifolia DC.
  • Calendula tragus Curtis
  • Dimorphotheca aurantiaca Hort.
  • Dimorphotheca calendulacea Harv.
  • Dimorphotheca calendulacea var. calendulacea
  • Dimorphotheca dentata Harv.
  • Dimorphotheca integrifolia (DC.) Harv.
  • Dimorphotheca pseudaurantiaca Schinz & Thell.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.