Arctotheca

Taxobox
name = "Arctotheca"

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image_caption = "Arctotheca calendula"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Arctotheca"
genus_authority = Vaill.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 6; See text.

"Arctotheca" is a small genus of flowering plants in the aster family. They are annuals or perennials native to southern Africa. At least two species are widely naturalized elsewhere, including Australia.

Species include:
*"Arctotheca calendula" - capeweed, cape marigold
*"Arctotheca populifolia" - beach pumpkin
*"Arctotheca nivea"
*"Arctotheca repens"

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,695 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Arctotheca PlantNet Profile]