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Calendula arvensis

L. (1763)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Calendula

field marigold

Description

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Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades elliptic or lanceolate Apex acute, or mucronate. Base clasping. Margins entire or serrate/dentate.

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (37)

Calendula aegyptiaca Desf. (1804)
Calendula aegyptiaca var. microcephala (Boiss.) Rawi (1964)
Calendula alata Rech.f. (1989)
Calendula algeriensis Boiss. & Reut. (1856)
Calendula amplexifolia Rchb. (1830)
Calendula arvensis proles sublanata (Rchb.f.) Rouy (1903)
Calendula arvensis subsp. hydruntina (Fiori) Lanza (1923)
Calendula arvensis subsp. macroptera Rouy (1903)
Calendula arvensis subsp. micrantha (Tineo & Guss.) Holmboe (1914)
Calendula arvensis subsp. sublanata (Rchb.f.) Nyman (1879)
Calendula arvensis var. bicolor (Raf.) DC. (1837)
Calendula arvensis var. macroptera (Rouy) O.Bolòs & Vigo (1988)
Calendula bicolor Raf. (1810)
Calendula brachyglossa Rupr. (1852)
Calendula byzantina DC. (1838)
Calendula cristagalli Viv. (1824)
Calendula echinata DC. (1838)
Calendula gracilis DC. (1838)
Calendula malacitana Boiss. & Reut. (1852)
Calendula malvaecarpa Pomel (1874)
Calendula micrantha Boiss. & Noë (1859)
Calendula microcephala Kral. ex Rchb. (1852-1853)
Calendula officinalis var. hydruntina Fiori (1903)
Calendula parviflora Raf. (1810)
Calendula persica C.A.Mey. (1831)
Calendula persica subsp. gracilis (DC.) Holmboe (1914)
Calendula persica var. gracilis (DC.) Boiss. (1875)
Calendula persica var. microcephala Boiss. (1875)
Calendula sancta L. (1763)
Calendula sancta subsp. crista-galli (Viv.) Gallego & Talavera (1983)
Calendula sicula DC. (1838)
Calendula subinermis Pomel (1874)
Calendula sublanata Rchb.f. (1852-1853)
Calendula sylvestris Garsault (1767)
Calendula undulata J.Gay ex Gaudin (1829)
Caltha arvensis (L.) Moench (1794)
Caltha graveolens Gilib. (1782)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially Naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Potentially Naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl. ed. 2 2: 1303 (1763)

Other References

Oppenheimer 2019:7 (WM? , adventive, Honokahua)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Calendula arvensis L. Foster Botanical Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2412 Oahu US 5/16/1986
2 Calendula arvensis L. Honolulu; Foster Botanic Garden In full sun PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 2412 Oahu BISH 5/16/1986
3 Calendula arvensis L. West Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua. Apparently naturalized; found growing out of rock wall on golf course. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H41004 Maui BISH 4/23/2010
4 Calendula arvensis L. honolulu; foster botanic garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 2412 Oahu BISH 5/16/1986
5 Calendula arvensis L. foster botanical garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau 2412 Oahu US 5/16/1986
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