Osteospermum
 Osteospermum /ˌɒsti.ɵˈspɜrməm/ is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. Osteospermum used to belong to the genus Dimorphotheca but only the annual species remain in that genus; the perennials belong to Osteospermum. The genus Osteospermum is also closely related to the small genus Chrysanthemoides such as C. incana and C. monilifera.