Osteospermum burttianum
Osteospermum burttianum is a species of plant from South Africa.
Description
Growthform
This shrublet is densely leafy and hairless. It grows up to tall.Leaves
The hairless leaves are attached directly to the stems and are alternately arranged. They have a distinct midrib and the margins are either finely toothed or rough with small, brownish hairs. They have a leathery texture.Flowers
Flowers are most common between December and May. Flowers may, however, be present until August. They are yellow in colour. They grow in solitary capitula and are heterogamous. They grow on stalks that are long with 1-3 bract-like leaves.The involucre has a diameter of and is made of 8-13 narrow bracts. They have short. dark-tipped glandular hairs and net-like veination.
The ray florets are female. There are 8-11 of them per flowerhead. The tube lobes are somewhat oval shaped and crested at the tips. They lack a midvein. The ovary is a narrow hairless and two-veined oblong. In the male florets, the stamen are long. The style is sterile and tipped with a cone surrounded by a fringe of short hairs.