Arctotheca prostrata

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]

Arctotheca prostrata
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]

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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