Euryops virgineus

Euryops virgineus, known as the river resin bush, sometimes the virgin true-eye, and in Afrikaans as the rivierharpuis (river resin), is a rounded, evergreen shrub growing many fairly straight branches. Dimensions of a mature, stand-alone plant are about 3 m tall by 1,5 m wide. 

The leaves are tiny, dark green and palmate (fan-shaped) comprising 3 to 7 lobes. They are arranged opposite each other or sometimes spiralling along the upper stems.

A profusion of small, yellow, daisy flowers appears during late winter and spring, almost covering the shrub when growing in full sun.

The species distribution is mostly coastal in the east of the Western Cape from Bredasdorp to Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

The habitat is variable fynbos and coastal scrub slopes in moist, sandstone areas. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Manning, 2007; Moriarty, 1997; iNaturalist; www.plantzafrica.com; http://redlist.sanbi.org).