Gazania
Flower
Ellura
Satin Everlasting
Whole
 
                      
Gazania (Gazania x splendens)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sunflowers (Asterales)
Family: Daisy (Asteraceae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Gazania (Gazania x splendens)
This Photo:     🔍Weed Art🔎
Other name: Garden Treasure Flower

Thank you Steven Molteno for identifying and Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us

EXTRA - Photo Specific Information:
Even weeds can be beautiful.
The only processing on this photo was shrinking it to fit on the screen.
No colouring, no cropping. Straight out of the camera like this.
It just glows, it's like a painting. I'm really pleased with this

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere
We thought this was Gazania linearis.

Copyright © 2011-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 15-Jan-2011
This species is classed as If (Foreign Introduction)