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Gazania rigens

(L.) Gaertn. (1791)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Gazania

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

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Fruit:

Ploidy:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 451 (1791)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:151 (KEY), 160 (DESCR); Oppenheimer 2019:4 (NEWNAT/EM)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Gazania rigens Honolulu; University of Hawaii Campus, Hamilton Library Full sun Preserved_Specimen Trailing, used as a groundcover. Ligules canary. Disc butter-cup yellow Lau, J. 1133 Oahu BISH 1985-06-22
2 Gazania rigens Honolulu; Kilgo's, Sand Island Road Preserved_Specimen Lvs pinnately divided, deep green above, silvery-sericeus below; flw heads solitary, stalks barely longer than lvs to 3-4 taller; ligules deep yellow or orange, with broad brown cross-band basally, disc flws yellow, flws odorless. Staples, G.W. 923 Oahu BISH 1994-04-09
3 Gazania rigens Honolulu; Kilgo's, Sand Island Road Preserved_Specimen Lvs pinnately divided, deep green above, silvery-sericeus below; flw heads solitary, stalks barely longer than lvs to 3-4 taller; ligules deep yellow or orange, with broad brown cross-band basally, disc flws yellow, flws odorless. Staples, G.W. 923 Oahu BISH 1994-04-09
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