''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 ...

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 Asteraceae () is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger fam ...

. They are

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

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

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 ; Gallery Euryops abrotanifolius - Cape Town.jpg, ''

Euryops abrotanifolius ''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 fer ...

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Euryops brownei ''Euryops brownei'' is a woody herb or shrub of high, with yellow flowerheads of both ray and disc florets, and small, narrow leaves, belonging to the daisy family. The species is native to the highlands of northern Tanzania and central Kenya. ...

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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 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 ...

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Euryops speciosissimus ''Euryops speciosissimus'' is a species of flowering shrub in the genus ''Euryops''. It is endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa. It is also known as the Clanwilliam daisy and giant resinbush; in Afrikaans Afrikaans is a West Ge ...

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Euryops arabicus ''Euryops arabicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that grows in the form of a bush. It is found on the Arabian Peninsula, Socotra, Somalia and Djibouti. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. De ...

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