Plant
Wedding Treasureflower
Gazania linearisAlso known as Treasure Flower, Linear-leaf Gazania, Trailing Gazania
Wedding treasureflowers form dense, ground-hugging mats of slender foliage topped with striking daisy-like flower heads in shades of yellow and bronze. Each floral head opens in bright sunlight and folds tightly shut on cloudy days or after dusk to protect delicate reproductive parts. Native to southern African grasslands, this resilient perennial spreads via creeping stems and windborne plumed seeds, thriving in sandy soils and harsh coastal exposure.
Drought-TolerantFloweringGroundcover
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyAutotrophic (photosynthetic)
Predators
- Caterpillars
- Slugs
- Snails
ThreatsHabitat loss in native range; widely invasive in Mediterranean-climate coastal regions
HabitatsGrasslands, coastal dunes, sandy scrub, and disturbed roadsides
Life span3–8 years
Classification
- FamilyAsteraceae
- SpeciesGazania linearis
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Sunlight timing: Visit on warm, sunny midday hours to observe fully open blossoms.
- Foliage check: Look beneath the narrow linear leaves to spot the diagnostic woolly white undersides.
Competitor (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Mesaglio · cc-by
Pollinator Andreas Trepte / CC BY-SA 2.5 · cc-by-sa
Close Relative (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel · cc-by-sa
Same Family (c) Dave U, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa
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