Common name
English: Field Marigold
German: Acker-Ringelblume
Portuguese: Calendula, Malmequer-dos-campos
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Asterales (219)
Family: Asteraceae (218)(family description)
Genus: Calendula (3)
Epithet: arvensis L. (11)
Synonyms: Calendula echinata DC., Calendula macroptera Rouy
arvensis => growing in fields
echinata => set with prickles or spines (echinus, a hedgehog, or a prickle)
macroptera => large winged
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Calendula arvensis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [814] Calendula arvensis - Plants For A Future database