Gazania (Gazania linearis)
Invasive Assessment | Impact Assessment
| Scientific name: | Gazania linearis (Thunb.) Druce |  |
Common Name: | Gazania | |
Habitat: | Native to southern Africa, but has become naturalised in USA (Mahoney, 2006), NZ (Webb et al, 1988) and NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, WA (Richardson et al, 2006) and ACT (Faithfull, 2006). Able to invade dry coastal vegetation, heathland and healthy woodland and lowland grassland and grassy woodland (Carr et al, 1992); encroaches into coastal scrub and inland mallee (Groves et al, 2005). Found on coastal cliffs, sand dunes, wasteland, stream banks (Webb et al, 1988); in open grassveld and disturbed soil (Batten & Bokelmann, 1966); from 0 - 3050 m (Hilliard, 1977). Invades citrus orchards and stonefruit crops (J. Virtue, 2007, pers. comm., 23rd March). |
 Gazania flower Photo: Mark Imhof |  Gazania plant Photo: Mark Imhof |
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