Calflora Taxon Report
Arctotheca calendula  (L.) Levyns
Cape weed
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2021 Patrick Hoffman
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2023 Nancy Poss
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2016 Andrea Pickart
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2022 Patrick Hoffman
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2020 Nancy Poss
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2021 San Mateo County Agriculture Dept.
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2017 Derrick Mathews
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2024 Nancy Poss
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2024 Nancy Poss
Arctotheca calendula is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate


Note:This is the fertile form. The infertile form is Arctotheca prostrata.
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Genus: Arctotheca
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[CDFA] Origins and Introduction: Capeweed is native to South Africa. Capeweed may have arrived in California in a shipment of grass seed from Australia, where it is a common weed. (link added by Jessica Johnston)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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