👉 Daviesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to North America. They are known for their brightly colored flowers and are widely cultivated for their beauty and fragrance. The specific epithet "davies" comes from the American botanist John E. Davies, who described them in 1856. The genus name is derived from the English scientist Richard Davison Davies, who was a professor of botany at the University of Edinburgh during that