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Arctotheca prostrata

(Salisb.) Britten (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Arctotheca

cape dandelion, capeweed

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Root system includes fibrous roots, adventitious roots, and rooting at nodes.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate or a rosette. Blades cuneate Margins lobed, pinnately lobed, pinnatifid, or serrate/dentate.

Flowers:

Fruit:

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Wind
Birds
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. 54: 61 (1916)

Other References

Starr & Starr 2011:23 (NEWNAT/EM, DESCR [as A. calendula]); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:159 (A. calendula misapplied = A. prostrata)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Arctotheca prostrata East Maui, Makawao District, Keokea. Preserved_Specimen Locally common, matt forming, low growing herb naturalized in lawns; flowers yellow. Forms dense patches and spreads by runners. Oppenheimer, H.L. 41601 Maui BISH 2016-04-02
2 Arctotheca prostrata Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula On botanical garden grounds. Growing with wide variety of ornamentals Preserved_Specimen spreading by budding plants Starr, F. 8021901 Maui BISH 2008-02-19
3 Arctotheca prostrata East Maui, Makawao District, Keokea. Preserved_Specimen Locally common, matt forming, low growing herb naturalized in lawns; flowers yellow. Forms dense patches and spreads by runners. Oppenheimer, H.L. 41601 Maui BISH 2016-04-02
4 Arctotheca prostrata Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula On botanical garden grounds. Growing with wide variety of ornamentals Preserved_Specimen spreading by budding plants Starr, F. 8021901 Maui BISH 2008-02-19
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