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Asteraceae

Hawk's eye

Euryops multifidus (Thunb.) DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Euryops

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Hawk's eye: Euryops multifidus , fruiting heads; coastal vegetation, Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, next to light house, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Geelmagriet, Hanepootharpuis, Harpuisbossie, Soetharpuis.
English
Hawk's eye, Resin bush, Sweet resin bush

Synonyms

  • Eriocephalus petrophiloides DC.
  • Eriocephalus pterophiloides DC.
  • Lasiocoma petrophiloides Bolus
  • Othonna multifida Thunb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
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.