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Weather prophet

Dimorphotheca pluvialis Moench

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Dimorphotheca

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Weather prophet: Dimorphotheca pluvialis , plant in flower; Ramskop Nature Reserve, Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Afrikaans
Witbotterblom, Wit-soe
Chinese
异果菊
English
Weather prophet
Estonian
Vihma-kuldlill
Finnish
Valkosääkukka
Slovak
Dvojtvárnik dažďový

Synonyms

  • Calendula decurrens Thunb.
  • Calendula hybrida L.
  • Calendula pluvialis L.
  • Calendula versicolor Salisb.
  • Dimorphotheca annua Less.
  • Dimorphotheca calendulacea var. dubia E.Phillips
  • Dimorphotheca incrassata Moench
  • Dimorphotheca leptocarpa DC.
  • Gattenhoffia pluvialis Druce

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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.