Ursinia

Ursinia
Ursinia calenduliflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Ursinia
Gaertn.
Type species
Ursinia paradoxa
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphenogyne R.Br.
  • Ursiniopsis E.Phillips
  • Chronobasis DC. ex Benth. & Hook.f.

Ursinia is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.[2][3][4] The genus is named in honor of German scholar Johannes Heinrich Ursinus 1608–1667.