Dimorphotheca, commonly called Cape marigold, is one of eight genera of the Calenduleae

Calenduleae

Calenduleae is a flowering plant tribe of the family Asteraceae. Calenduleae has been widely recognized since Alexandre de Cassini in the early 19th century. There are eight genera and over 110 species, mostly found in South Africa....

, with a center of diversity in Southern Africa. Some species can hybridize with Osteospermum

Osteospermum

Osteospermum is a genus belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower family .Osteospermum used to belong to the genus Dimorphotheca, but only the annual species remain in that genus; the perennials belong to Osteospermum. The genus Osteospermum is also closely related...

, and crosses are sold as cultivated ornamentals. The name "Dimorphotheca" comes from the Greek "Dis" "Morphe" and "Theka", meaning "two shaped fruit", referring to the dimorphic cypselae, a trait inherent to members of the Calenduleae. Plants of this genus usually have bisexual flowers.

Species list

Species include:

• Dimorphotheca ecklonis
  Dimorphotheca ecklonis
  Dimorphotheca ecklonis Dimorphotheca ecklonis Dimorphotheca ecklonis (Cape marguerite, Van Staden's River daisy, Sundays River daisy, White daisy bush, Blue-and-white daisy bush, Star of the Veldt; is an ornamental plant. A native plant of South Africa, this plant is now regarded as a weed in...
  
  DC.
• Dimorphotheca sinuata
  Dimorphotheca sinuata
  Dimorphotheca sinuata is an ornamental plant native to southern Africa. It grows in rainfall areas of south west regions of Africa but it can also be found in desert, sandy regions of Namibia...
  
  DC (syn. Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, aka "Cape Marigold", "African Daisy", "Star of the Veldt")
• Dimorphotheca pluvialis (l.) Moensch. (aka "Ox-Eye daisy", "Cape Daisy", "Rain Daisy")
• Dimorphotheca zeyheri Sond.
• Dimorphotheca jucunda E. Phillips
• Dimorphotheca caulescens Harv.
• Dimorphtotheca cuneata (Thunb.) Less.
• Dimorphotheca nudicaulis
• Dimorphotheca acutifolia
• Dimorphotheca polyptera