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OSMITOPSIS
(
G
)
Balsamweed (
Wf
) Belskruie (
Le
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
osmē, osma, = a smell, scent, odour, whether good or bad; a scent, perfume;
-opsis, = aspect, appearance, hence ‘resemblance’.
(resembling the genus OSMITES – now a non-existent genus)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Osmitopsis afra
(
La
)
Belskruie (
Vo
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
afri, afer, = African.
afra, = pertaining to Africa.
(
ld
,
BL
)
Osmitopsis asteriscoides
(
G
)
Belskruie, Mountain Daisy (
PS
) Marsh Daisy (
Wf
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
astēr, = a star;
-is, = indicates a close connexion;
-oides, = like, resembling, having the form or nature of.
(
LS
,
BL
)
Osmitopsis parvifolia
(
La
)
Location: (
K
)
parvus, = little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable.
minor, = less, lesser, smaller, inferior.
minimus, =, very small, very little; least, smallest.
(little, small, puny)
folium, = a leaf.
(
ld
,
BL
)