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Osteospermum fruticosum , also called the trailing African daisy or shrubby daisybush, is a shrubby, semi-succulent herbaceous flowering plant native to South Africa, belonging to the small tribe Calenduleae of the sunflower family (Asteraceae).[1]

Osteospermum fruticosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Osteospermum
Species:	O. fruticosum
Binomial name
Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) Norl.

It grows between 6 and 12 inches (15 and 30 cm) tall and can spread 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) in width. The dark-centered daisy-like flowers range in color from deep purple to white. Some hybrid growers have bred pale yellow-flowering strains. The plant is a perennial in mild climates.

Osteospermum fruticosum has been classified as a weed in New Zealand where it is now a widespread coastal plant, particularly in the North Island.[2]

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