The scientific name for the African Daisy is Osteospermum. It is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae.

Here's the taxonomic classification:

* Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)

* Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)

* Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

* Order: Asterales

* Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)

* Genus: Osteospermum

The African Daisy is often referred to by its common name, "African Daisy," which can be confusing as there are other plants called "African Daisy" that belong to different genera, such as *Dimorphotheca*.