Arctotheca Prostrata
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''Arctotheca prostrata'' is a plant in the sunflower family native to
Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...
in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. Common names include Prostrate Cape weed and Creeping Bear's-ear. It is listed as an
invasive weed An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species ad ...
in
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.Atlas of Living Australia, ''Arctotheca prostrata'' (Salisb.) Britten, Creeping Bear's-ear
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Arctotideae Flora of South Africa {{Cichorioideae-stub