Hilliardia is a monotypic genus of South African flowering plants in the daisy family.

It is native to the Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa.

[4][5][6] The genus name of Hilliardia is in honour of Olive Mary Hilliard (b.

1925), a noted South African botanist and taxonomist.

[7] The Latin specific epithet of zuurbergensis refers to coming from the Zuurberg Mountains in South Africa.