Cape weed

Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Arctotheca calendula
Description: Plant Form Annual rosette herb. Size Up to 30 cm tall. Stem Purplish, sprawling, flowering stems have white hairs. Leaves Mostly in rosette, lobed, 5-25 cm long and 2-6 cm wide, margins toothed, upper surface naked or hairy, lower surface white-felted. Flowers Round, 15 mm diameter, with yellow petals 1.5-2.5 cm long and dark centre. Fruit and Seeds 2 mm long, covered with brown wool. Habitat Lawns and gardens. Distinguishing Features Lobed leaves with white-felted underside. Impacts Replaces more palatable vegetation for grazing, or native species.Smothers grass, leaving bare areas when it dies off for further invasion.

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