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Gerbera jamesonii

Auckland. Nov 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

Gerbera, Transvaal Daisy, Barbeton

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Gerbera

Family

Asteraceae

Authority

Gerbera jamesonii Adlam

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

2006

Origin

South Africa

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Other information

Etymology

gerbera: Named after the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber († 1743) who was a friend of Carolus Linnaeus.

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