Arctotis revoluta leaves

The alternate leaves of Arctotis revoluta, in Afrikaans the krulblaargousblom (the curly leaf marigold), are aromatic and mostly twice-divided into markedly narrow segments (pinnatifid).

Lower to central lobes tend to be longer, but the leaf pattern is busy, full of diverse features and not noted for an even or regular shape. Some lobes are bent upwards or skewed, while many present a channelled upper surface. The margins are crisped in parts, gnarled and rolled under. The specific name, revoluta, is a Latin word meaning rolled back, describing the rolled under leaf margins.

The leaves are grey-green to silvery, the stems whitish. The upper surfaces are usually about hairless, particularly older ones, the lower ones white with woolliness.

The leaves become 15 cm long (Manning, 2007; Le Roux, et al, 2005; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org).