What's the difference between a gerbera and an african daisy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_dai...





You'll see pics of the two at the above sites. If you look at their latin names, they are very closely related, both being in the same family of plants, but they are different genus/species.





Many plants in the sunflower family look very similar, and it's hard to tell them apart unless you are a botanist or florist.





I have african daisies in my yard, and they make a nice ground cover that does well without a lot of watering.





I haven't grown gerberas, but that site mentions they are very popular as cut flowers, so they might make a nice addition to a flower garden.