Venidium fastuosum
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Venidium fastuosum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names monarch of the veld, Cape daisy, and Namaqualand daisy. It is native to South Africa and Namibia, and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant for its flowers. It is an annual herb growing up to about 35 centimeters in height, but known to approach 90 centimeters at times. It is hairy in texture, the hairs long and webby when the plant is young. Leaves occur in basal rosettes and are alternately arranged along the stem. They can be several centimeters long all but the uppermost are divided into several lobes. They are borne on flat petioles with wide bases. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head which can be large and showy, measuring up to 10 centimeters wide. Cultivars are bred for varied flower colors; the ray florets can be orange or white with purple, yellow, or orange bases, and the disc florets at the center can be brown, purple, or black.
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