Common name
English: Capeweed
German: Kap-Löwenzahn
Portuguese: Erva-Gorda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Asterales (230)
Family: Asteraceae (229)(family description)
Genus: Arctotheca (2)
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