Asteraceae

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J.Bergius

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctotis

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Kusgousblom
Arabic: أذن الدب
Armenian: Արկտոտիս խոշոր
Belarusian: Арктоціс стэхасалісты
Chinese: 蓝目菊, 藍目菊, 薰衣草叶熊耳菊, 非洲雏菊, 灰毛菊
English: African daisy, White arctotis, African-daisy, Bear’s ear, Blue eyed African daisy

Synonyms

Anemonospermos stoechadifolia (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze
Arctotis decumbens Thunb.
Arctotis grandis Thunb.
Arctotis rosea Less.
Arctotis rosea Jacq.
Arctotis stoechadifolia var. bergii DC.
Arctotis stoechadifolia var. grandis (Thunb.) Less.
Arctotis stoechadifolia var. stoechadifolia

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, 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.