Asteraceae
Capeweed
Arctotheca calendula
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Arctotheca
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Kaapse Madeliefie, Soetgousblom, Tonteldoekblom
- Asturian
- Catasol d'el cabo
- Chinese
- 拟金盏菊, 赛金盏
- Czech
- Oruňka měsíčkovitá
- English
- Capeweed, Cape weed, Cape dandelion, Cape marigold
- Igbo
- Cape Dandelion, Cape Marigold, Cape Weed
- Welsh
- Blodyn-trysor unlliw
Synonyms
- Alloiozonium arctotideum Kunze
- Arctotheca calendulacea K.Lewin
- Arctotheca calendulaceum K.Lewin
- Arctotis calendula L.
- Arctotis calendulacea L.
- Arctotis hypochondriaca (L.) Willd.
- Arctotis speciosa Salisb.
- Arctotis sulphurea Gaertn.
- Arctotis superba L.
- Arctotis tristis L.
- Cryptostemma calendula Druce
- Cryptostemma calendulaceum R.Br.
- Cryptostemma hypochondriacum (L.) R.Br.
- Cryptostemma runcinatum R.Br.
- Cryptostemma triste Domin
- Cynotis hypochondriaca (L.) Hoffmanns.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: User:Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Donald Hobern from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.