| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Osteospermum scariosum DC. trib. Calenduleae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 464 (1838) |
| Native Range | South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 100-1900m |
| Description | basal leaves numerous, ligulate, sessile, obtuse, sinuate, coriaceous, glabrous, margins pale, thickened, stem leaves small, linear, capitula solitary, involucre scabrous |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Osteospermum picridioides DC. Osteospermum scariosum ssp. setiferum (DC.) Norl. Tripterachenium humile (Turcz.) Kuntze Tripterachenium scariosum (DC.) Kuntze Tripteris aghillana DC. Tripteris aghillana var. integrifolia Harv. Tripteris flexuosa Harv. Tripteris humilis Turcz. Tripteris kraussii Sch.Bip. Tripteris natalensis Harv. Tripteris setifera DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |