Asteraceae

Blushing barberton daisy

Gerbera viridifolia (DC.) Sch.Bip.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gerbera

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Blushing barberton daisy (Gerbera viridifolia) — FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: جربارة خضراء الأوراق
Chinese: 绿背非洲菊, 绿叶非洲菊
English: Blushing barberton daisy

Synonyms

Gerbera abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.
Gerbera abyssinica Sch.Bip.
Gerbera burchellii Dümmer
Gerbera conrathii Thell.
Gerbera glandulosa Dümmer
Gerbera glandulosa Thell.
Gerbera lasiopus Baker
Gerbera plantaginea Harv.
Gerbera plantaginea var. plantaginea
Gerbera plantaginea var. pusilla Dummer
Gerbera speciosa S.Moore
Gerbera viridiflora Walp.
Lasiopus viridifolius DC.
Lasiopus viridifolius var. hirsutus DC.
Lasiopus viridifolius var. viridifolius
Perdicium abyssinicum Hiern

Flowers

In flower: September to October (from 219 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hildegard Klein, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Morhaf kamal aljanee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.