Arctotheca prostrata

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Arctotheca prostrata
Arctotheca prostrata DWT.jpeg
herbarium specimen[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Arctotheca
Species:
A. prostrata
Binomial name
Arctotheca prostrata
(Salisb.) Britten
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Arctotheca grandiflora Schrad.
  • Arctotheca hirta Schrad. ex Steud.
  • Arctotheca repens J.C.Wendl.
  • Arctotis interrupta Thunb.
  • Arctotis prostrata Salisb.
  • Arctotis repens Jacq.

Arctotheca prostrata is a plant in the sunflower family native to Cape Province in South Africa.[3] Common names include Prostrate Cape weed and Creeping Bear's-ear. It is listed as an invasive weed in California and Australia.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ photo of herbarium specimen at the University of California @ Berkeley, collected in Santa Cruz County, California
  2. ^ The Plant List Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten
  3. ^ Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  4. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten, Prostrate Cape weed
  5. ^ Atlas of Living Australia, Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten, Creeping Bear's-ear


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