Solar Fire

Ursinia anthemoides

(L.) Poir. 1808

Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: Arctotis foeniculacea, Sphenogyne adonidifolia.

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Description

Ursinia anthemoides or solar fire is an annual, herbaceous flowering plant of the genus Ursinia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It has yellow or orange daisy-like inflorescences. Fruits have both pappus and hairs, making the seeds easily dispersed by wind.

There are two known subspecies:

Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. versicolor

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1759 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ursinia anthemoides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.