Asteraceae

Beetle daisy

Gorteria diffusa Thunb.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Gorteria

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Beetle daisy (Gorteria diffusa) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Cantonese: 鋪散黑斑菊, 南非雛菊, 黑斑菊
English: Beetle daisy

Synonyms

Gorteria diffusa var. diffusa

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 63 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andreas Schneider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Murray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, 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.