Common name
English: Capeweed
German: Kap-Löwenzahn
Portuguese: Erva-Gorda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(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