Gerbera Daisy
by Michael Porchik
Title
Gerbera Daisy
Artist
Michael Porchik
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Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Gerbera is a genus of ornamental plants from the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It was named in honor of the German botanist and naturalist Traugott Gerber who travelled extensively in Russia.
It has approximately 30 species in the wild, extending to South America, Africa and tropical Asia. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J.D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton Daisy. Gerbera is also commonly known as the African Daisy.
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May 12th, 2014
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