Asteraceae
Namib boneseed
Osteospermum scariosum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Osteospermum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Skaapbos
- English
- Namib boneseed
Synonyms
- Osteospermum scariosum subsp. scariosum
- Osteospermum scariosum var. integrifolium (Harv.) Norl.
- Tripteris aghillana var. integrifolia Harv.
- Tripteris glandulosa Turcz.
Photos

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Photo: SAplants, 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.