| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Gazania lichtensteinii Less. trib. Arctotidae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 50 (1832) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 140-1400m |
| Description | stems arachnose, leaves obovate-spathulate, petiolate, entire or lobate, arachnose-tomentose, ciliate, mucronate, capitula solitary, involucre glabrous, cylindrical |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | annual |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C |
| Synonyms | Gazania araneosa DC. Meridiana lichtensteinii (Less.) Kuntze Mussinia pusilla Licht. ex Less. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |