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Taxon:  Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) Moench



Summary
Genus:
Dimorphotheca
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Calenduleae
Nomen number:
14149
Place of publication:
Methodus 585. 1794
Verified:
06/03/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Calendula pluvialis L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calendula hybrida L.
Dimorphotheca hybrida (L.) DC.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Bond, P. & P. Goldblatt. Plants of the Cape Flora, J. S. African Bot. suppl. vol. 13. 1984
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. Demilly, D. et al. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7. 2001
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  8. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
  9. Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  11. Hof, L. & W. Lange. 1998. The influence of insect pollination on yield components in Dimorphotheca pluvialis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 45:441-446.
  12. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  13. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  14. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
  15. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
  16. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  17. Merxmüller, H., ed. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. 1966-1972
  18. Norlindh, T. 1943. Studies in the Calenduleae I. Monograph of the genera Dimorphotheca, Castalis, Osteospermum, Gibbaria and Chrysanthemoides. 44-56.
  19. Willis, J. H. A handbook to plants in Victoria. 1970-1972
Common names
English
Cape rain daisy –
Cape-marigold –
weather-prophet –
French
souci de Cap –
souci pluvial –
German
regenzeigendes Kapörbchen –
Swedish
väderspåman –
Distribution
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Namibia, South Africa [Northern Cape, Western Cape]
Cultivated ()
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Poland
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, South Australia]
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14149. Accessed 15 March 2025.

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