Calendula officinalis

Calendula officinalis
Orange C. officinalis at the UBC Botanical Garden
UBC Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calendula
Species:
C. officinalis
Binomial name
Calendula officinalis
Synonyms[1]
  • Calendula aurantiaca Kotschy ex Boiss.
  • Calendula eriocarpa DC.
  • Calendula hydruntina (Fiori) Lanza
  • Calendula prolifera Hort. ex Steud.
  • Calendula × santamariae Font Quer
  • Caltha officinalis (L.) Moench
Asian indoor breed of C. officinalis

Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, common marigold, ruddles, Mary's gold or Scotch marigold,[2] is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown. It is also widely naturalised farther north in Europe (as far as southern England) and elsewhere in warm temperate regions of the world.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The Latin specific epithet officinalis refers to the plant's medicinal and herbal uses.[9]

  1. ^ "The Plant List, Calendula officinalis L." Archived from the original on 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  2. ^ "Calendula officinalis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. ^ The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening 1: 462.
  4. ^ Interactive Flora of NW Europe: Calendula officinalis[permanent dead link]. eti.uva.nl
  5. ^ "Calendula officinalis – L." Plants For A Future. June 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  6. ^ "Flora of China, 金盏菊 jin zhan ju Calendula officinalis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 921. 1753". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  7. ^ Flora of North America, Calendula officinalis Linnaeus
  8. ^ "Altervista Flora Italiana, Calendola medicinale Calendula officinalis L." Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.

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