# Arctotheca

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***Arctotheca*** /ˌɑːrktoʊ-ˈθiːkə/ is a small genus of flowering plants in the family [Asteraceae](/source/Asteraceae). They are annuals or perennials native to southern [Africa](/source/Africa). It is becoming an invasive weed in other parts of the world.[3]

## Species

The following is a list of the accepted species and their native countries:[2]

- *[Arctotheca calendula](/source/Arctotheca_calendula)* (L.) Levyns — [Cape Provinces](/source/Cape_Provinces), [Free State](/source/Free_State_(province)), [KwaZulu-Natal](/source/KwaZulu-Natal), [Lesotho](/source/Lesotho)[4]
- *[Arctotheca forbesiana](/source/Arctotheca_forbesiana)* K.Lewin — Cape Provinces[5]
- *[Arctotheca marginata](/source/Arctotheca_marginata)* Beyers — [Northern Cape](/source/Northern_Cape)[6]
- *[Arctotheca populifolia](/source/Arctotheca_populifolia)* (P.J.Bergius) Norl. — Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique)[7]
- *[Arctotheca prostrata](/source/Arctotheca_prostrata)* Britten — Cape Provinces, [Namibia](/source/Namibia)[8]

## References

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca* Vaill."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457666-2). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

1. Adam S., M. Campos, H.D.C. Heron, C. Staines, R. Westerduijn, & C.S. Chaboo. 2022. Natural history notes of Cassida sphaerula Boheman, 1853 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidini) on Arctotheca prostrata (Salisb.) Britten (Asteraceae) in South Africa. Insecta Mundi 095: 1-23

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca calendula* (L.) Levyns"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178499-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca forbesiana* K.Lewin"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178502-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca marginata* Beyers"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011022-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca populifolia* (P.J.Bergius) Norl."](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178507-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

1. POWO (2019). ["*Arctotheca prostrata* Britten"](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:178508-1). *Plants of the World Online*. [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew). Retrieved 28 November 2020.

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