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Gazania

Gazania rigens

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Field Notes

Habitat:

The species occurs in South Africa and Mozambique. It is naturalised elsewhere and is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.
In Australia, where it is known as Coastal Gazania the species has become naturalised on coastal dunes and roadsides in the Central Coast and Sydney regions of New South Wales as well as the coast of South East Queensland. In South Australia it is found in the southern Mount Lofty area as well as on the Eyre peninsula.

Here spotted along a road near a parking place in the Puerto Rican Rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

Mexican aster

Cosmos bipinnatus

Comments (12)

@AshishNimkar It was a Asteraceae after all! Thanks for helping out.
Its surely an Asteraceae family plant. As per style of its colour, Perianths and Anthers.
@AshishNimkar At least it seems to be some kind of Cosmos! I'll do some researching on the specific kind. Thanks!
Just checked check if matched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_sulphureus
have you checked images. Cosmos bipinnatus also comes in Pale Yellow, Yellow, Orange. I have little different specie http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5977076
@AshishNimkar 2 reasons why still in doubt: - the petals are further apart than I would expect for the cosmos bipinnatus. Furthermore the bipinnatus seems to have just 8 petals. - the cosmos bipinnatus is known in white and pink / purple, but in yellow?
@SusanEllison, @alicelongmartin, @AshishNimkar Thanks for all suggestions! I'm however not convinced yet. I'll check whether I have some more images and will add them to the spotting.
I feel its Cosmos bipinnatus
ashish is most probably right..the petals looks like tickseed, my confusion.
i think it might be a tickseed mine: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6446553

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