Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten

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Description: Patch-forming stoloniferous prostrate perennial herb to 15 cm. Leaves borne in dense rosettes, 5-20 cm, pinnatisect, oblanceolate, green above, densely white-hairy beneath. yellow. Capitula 2.5-4 cm in diameter. Ray floret ligules dorsally yellow, ventrally green or brownish. Achenes 5-ribbed, ±hairy. Pappus absent.
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Derivation of specific name: prostrata: prostrate.
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Worldwide distribution: Namibia and South Africa.
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Arctotheca prostrata
African Plant Database: Arctotheca prostrata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Arctotheca prostrata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Arctotheca prostrata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Arctotheca prostrata
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iNaturalist: Arctotheca prostrata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Arctotheca prostrata
JSTOR Plant Science: Arctotheca prostrata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Arctotheca prostrata
Plants of the World Online: Arctotheca prostrata
Tropicos: Arctotheca prostrata
Wikipedia: Arctotheca prostrata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Arctotheca prostrata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=259410, retrieved 31 March 2026

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