''Euryops'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the sunflower family. They are

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mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of

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and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from fern-like foliage. The name ''Euryops'' is probably a contraction of the Greek words () meaning 'wide,' and () meaning 'eye,' possibly referring to the large flowerheads compared to the narrow leaves. ; Species ; Gallery Euryops abrotanifolius - Cape Town.jpg, '' Euryops abrotanifolius'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops acraeus 1.JPG, ''

Euryops acraeus ''Euryops acraeus'', the mountain euryops, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa. It is a dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub growing to tall and wide, with silver-blu ...

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Euryops chrysanthemoides ''Euryops chrysanthemoides'' (with the common names African bush daisy or bull's-eye) is a small shrub native to Southern Africa that is also grown as a horticultural specimen in tropical to subtropical regions around the world. Description ...

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Euryops linearis ''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads fro ...

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Euryops virgineus ''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from ...

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Euryops speciosissimus ''Euryops speciosissimus'' is a species of flowering shrub in the genus '' Euryops''. It is endemic to the fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and ...

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Euryops tenuissimus ''Euryops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. They produce daisy-like flowerheads from ...

'', Western Cape, South Africa File:Euryops arabicus Djibouti.jpg, '' Euryops arabicus'', Djibouti

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* * Asteraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Senecioneae-stub