Common name
English: Capeweed
German: Kap-Löwenzahn
Portuguese: Erva-Gorda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2509)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2408)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2040)
Order: Asterales (212)
Family: Asteraceae (211) (family description)
Genus: Arctotheca (1)
Epithet: calendula (L.) Levyns (1)
Synonyms: Arctotheca calendulacea (L.) K.Lewin, Arctotis calendula L., Cryptostemma calendulaceum (L.) R. Br.
calendula => refers to the species' resemblance to the marigold genus Calendula
calendulacea => resembling the marigold genus Calendula
calendulaceum => resembling the marigold genus Calendula
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Arctotheca calendula at World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
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