''Euryops'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
sunflower family. They are
native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of
Africa
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and on the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.
Geographically, the ...
. 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
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Euryops abrotanifolius - Cape Town.jpg, '' Euryops abrotanifolius'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops acraeus 1.JPG, '' Euryops acraeus''
File:Euryops annae 2c.JPG, '' Euryops annae''
File:Euryops brownei 02.jpg, '' Euryops brownei'', Kenya
File:Margaritón - Margarita amarilla (Euryops chrysanthemoides) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer.jpg, '' Euryops chrysanthemoides'', South Africa
File:Euryops linearis KirstenboschBotGard09292010D.JPG, '' Euryops linearis'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops pectinatus (hortulus) 001.jpg, '']Euryops pectinatus
''Euryops pectinatus'', the grey-leaved euryops, is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Asteraceae, endemism, endemic to rocky, sandstone slopes in the Western Cape of South Africa (from Gifberg to the Cape Peninsula).
D ...
'', South Africa
File:Euryops virgineus2.jpg, '' Euryops virgineus'', South Africa
File:Euryops speciosissimus (Asteraceae) (23854743038).jpg, '' Euryops speciosissimus'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops tenuissimus (Asteraceae) (23717465398).jpg, '' Euryops tenuissimus'', Western Cape, South Africa
File:Euryops arabicus Djibouti.jpg, '' Euryops arabicus'', Djibouti
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Asteraceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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