Arctotis stoechadifolia 

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

African daisy

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Conical

Size

  • Length: 3–4 mm
  • Width: 2.5–3 mm
  • Thickness: 2.5–3 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Hairy

Other structures

PappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
is broad, feather shaped and somewhat transparent.

Identification notes

Hairs from base are as long as acheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
, white and appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
to acheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J. Bergius

Synonyms

Arctotis grandis Thunb.
Arctotis stoechadifolia P.J. Bergius var. grandis (Thunb.) Less.

 Arctotis venusta.  Pappus is broad, feather-shaped shaped and somewhat transparent.
Arctotis venusta. Pappus is broad, feather-shaped shaped and somewhat transparent.