Latin name: Osteospermum ecklonis (DC.)
  Norlindh
  Pronunciation: os-tee-oh-SPER-mum ek-LONE-is

  Common name: African daisy, Freeway daisy
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Escape from cultivation, often planted
  along freeways, naturalized from South Africa
  Blooming period: Much of the year
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Osteospermum
  2) ecklonis
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