Osmitopsis
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| name = Swamp Daisies
| image = Osmitopsis asteriscoides Betty's Bay 01.jpg
| image_caption = Osmitopsis asteriscoides
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Osmitopsis
| authority = Cass.
| type_species = Osmites asteriscoides[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4439638#page/160/mode/1up Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 154] in French
| type_species_authority = L.
| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=10321-1 |title=Osmitopsis Cass. |accessdate=24 March 2023}}
| synonyms = *Bellidiastrum Less.
- Bellidiopsis (DC.) Spach
- Spanotrichum E.Mey. ex DC.
| range_map = Locator map of South Africa in Africa.svg
| range_map_caption = Osmitopsis is native to South Africa
}}
Osmitopsis is a genus of African flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034494 Tropicos, Osmitopsis Cass.]The flowers in this genus are known as swamp daisies.{{Cite web |title=Swamp Daisies - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/5120495 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=eol.org}} It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Taxonomy
=Species=
Osmitopsis has nine accepted species:[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=504b5c28-6eda-4a9e-b408-9abe9f4fd3f1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ]
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- Osmitopsis afra (L.) K.Bremer
- Osmitopsis asteriscoides (L.) Less.
- Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer
- Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer
- Osmitopsis nana Schltr.
- Osmitopsis osmitoides (Less.) K.Bremer
- Osmitopsis parvifolia (DC.) Hofmeyr
- Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer
- Osmitopsis tenuis K.Bremer
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References
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Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces
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