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Arctotheca forbesiana is a South African daisy-family species endemic to the Western Cape, found in fynbos and renosterveld. It is a threatened wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care details below are general guidance for the genus.
Arctotheca forbesiana is a plant belonging to the genus Arctotheca. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Malmesbury to Somerset West, Caledon and Elim. The plant is part of the fynbos and renosterveld vegetation. Although the area of occurrence is 4,266 km2, the area of occupation is smaller than 10 km2. The plant has given up large parts of its habitat to crop cultivation and suburban development, especially on the Cape Flats and at the Strand. The subpopulations at Faure, Kraaifontein and Raapenberg have been lost. Low-cost
housing is also a threat at Caledon.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arctotheca forbesiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
