Sea Pumpkin

Name

Sea Pumpkin

Latin Name

Arctotheca populifolia

Habitat

A common occupant of coastal foredunes which forms small hummocks. The hairs on its leaves are a means of reducing desiccation.

Description : Stem thick, leaves either simple and oval-shaped or lobed, coated with white hairs that give the leaves a grey colour. Flowers daisy-like with a rim of pale yellow florets. Size: Leaves 30 mm wide, flowers 25 mm.