Arctotis stoechadifolia

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Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis stoechadifolia P. J. Bergius, Fruhlingsblute West Coast N.P. P1030626.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctotis
Species:
A. stoechadifolia
Binomial name
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Synonyms [1]
  • Anemonospermos stoechadifoliaKuntze
  • Arctotis grandis(A.Berger) Thunb.
  • Arctotis roseaLess.
  • Arctotis roseaJacq.

Arctotis stoechadifolia, the African daisy [2] or white arctotis, [3] is a rare species of South African plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a rare plant found only in sand dunes along the west coast of Cape Province. [4]

The species is sometimes regarded as the same species as the much more common and widely cultivated A. venusta , but authors separate the two as distinct species. [5] [6]

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References

  1. The Plant List Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J.Bergius
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Arctotis stoechadifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. Norlindh, Nils Tycho 1965. Botaniska Notiser 118(4): 406–411
  5. "Arctotis stoechadifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. "Arctotis venusta Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2022-05-03.