Arctotheca calendula

Common name: Cape Weed

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Widespread in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

The plant is a rosette of deeply lobed, hairy leaves. The yellow flowers with a black centre are produced from July to October and are up to 6 centimetres across.

Notes:

This plant is originally from southern Africa.

Associations:

Vanessa kershawi, Australian Painted Lady

Pollanisus cupreus

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51267241

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7838