Arctotis fastuosa

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

Cape daisy, monarch-of-the-veld

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

Moderately spatulateSpatulate:
Having a narrow base and rounded apex. Pear-shaped.

Size

  • Length: 1.9–2.1 mm
  • Width: 1–1.3 mm
  • Thick: 0.5–0.8 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

DorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side is moderately rough. VentralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side is very rough.

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
on pointed end and slightly facing the dorsalDorsal:
Upper side or back of a seed or fruit.
side.

Identification notes

The rough structures on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side form irregular ridges.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Arctotis fastuosa Jacq.

Synonyms

Venidium fastuosum (Jacq.) Stapf

 Arctotis fastuosa . The dosal side is moderately rough. The ventral side is very rough.
Arctotis fastuosa. The dosal side is moderately rough. The ventral side is very rough.