Arctotis hirsuta

Arctotis hirsuta (Namaqua marigold, gousblom) is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to South Africa. It occurs in the provinces of the Northern Cape and Western Cape. Most typically found on sandy slopes and flats along the coast in the region between Elandsbaai to the Agulhas Plain. During the spring flower season it can flower in large numbers.[3]

Arctotis hirsuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arctotis
Species:
A. hirsuta
Binomial name
Arctotis hirsuta
Beauverd[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Antrospermum floribundum Passer.
  • Antrospermum kraussii Sch.Bip.
  • Arctotis calendulacea Thunb. ex Harv.
  • Arctotis fugax Beauverd
  • Arctotis subacaulis Beauverd
  • Venidium arctotoides Harv.
  • Venidium fugax Harv.
  • Venidium hirsutum Harv.
  • Venidium hispidulum DC.
  • Venidium kraussii Sch.Bip.
  • Venidium speciosum Anon.
  • Venidium subacaule DC.

It is an annual plant that can reach up to 450 mm in height. It is somewhat fleshy and has a branched stem. The leaves are slightly hairy, which explains the name hirsuta. They grow to 200 mm long. The flowers are orange, yellow or cream-colored and the flower heads are about 40 mm in diameter.[3]

  • Flowering in a dense field during the spring flowing season in West Coast National Park, Western Cape
    Flowering in a dense field during the spring flowing season in West Coast National Park, Western Cape
  • Flowering in the Northern Cape
    Flowering in the Northern Cape

References
  1. "Threatened Species Programme: SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. "Arctotis hirsuta Beauverd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. "Arctotis hirsuta: PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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