Osmitopsis

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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| 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

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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

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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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Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

Category:Anthemideae

Category:Asteraceae genera

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