Pollinator plant

Soft Felicia

Felicia amoena

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Common names

4 names · 4 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (3)
Dutch
  • Blauw madeliefje
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 可爱蓝菊[3]
Slovak
  • felícia malebná[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Felicia amoena — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Soft Felicia — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 570419; Felicia amoena.
[2] Felicia amoena — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Soft Felicia — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/5401268/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 5401268; sourceTaxonKey 295096090; Felicia amoena.
[3] Felicia amoena — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Soft Felicia — results[20].names[1]; taxon id 570419; Felicia amoena.
  • felícia malebná — results[20].names[2]; taxon id 570419; Felicia amoena.
  • 可爱蓝菊 — results[20].names[3]; taxon id 570419; Felicia amoena.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Felicia amoena is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Cape Prov.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Soft Felicia (Felicia amoena) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Felicia amoena — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2155190; ID 6HR4M; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2155190; ID 6HR4M; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Felicia amoena — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 496196; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1655715

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.