Arctotheca prostrata explained

Arctotheca prostrata is a plant in the family Asteraceae native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.^{[1] [2]} Common names include prostrate Cape weed and creeping bear's-ear. It is listed as an invasive weed in California and Australia.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178508-1 Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten
2. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
3. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=11138 Calflora taxon report, University of California @ Berkeley, Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten, Prostrate Cape weed
4. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:538705 Atlas of Living Australia, Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten, Creeping Bear's-ear