Arctotheca calendula

Arctotheca calendula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctotheca
Species:
A. calendula
Binomial name
Arctotheca calendula
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Alloiozonium arctotideum Kunze
  • Arctotheca calendulacea (L.) K.Lewin
  • Arctotheca calendulaceum K.Lewin
  • Arctotis calendula L.
  • Arctotis calendulacea L.
  • Arctotis hypochondriaca Willd.
  • Arctotis speciosa Salisb.
  • Arctotis sulphurea Gaertn.
  • Arctotis superba L.
  • Arctotis tristis L.
  • Cryptostemma calendula (L.) Druce
  • Cryptostemma calendulaceum (L.) R.Br.
  • Cryptostemma hypochondriacum R.Br.
  • Cryptostemma runcinatum R.Br.
  • Cryptostemma triste (L.) Domin
  • Cynotis hypochondriaca Hoffmanns

Arctotheca calendula is a plant in the sunflower family commonly known as capeweed, plain treasureflower, cape dandelion, or cape marigold because it occurs in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It has a wide distribution in coastal areas of South Africa, extending from Namaqualand to Cape Point and as far as KwaZulu-Natal.