Arctotis auriculata

Arctotis auriculata is a sprawling or trailing perennial growing long, soft stems sometimes reaching 80 cm in height.

The hairy to velvety plant grows in the Northern Cape and the northern reaches of the Western Cape to around Clanwilliam; also found in Namibia. The photo was taken at Naries near Springbok during August.

The habitat is open, sandy flats and gravelly slopes in arid winter rainfall conditions. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Le Roux, et al, 2005; Bond and Goldblatt, 1984; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).