Calendula arvensis M.Bieb.

Field marigold (en), Souci des champs (fr), Gauchefer (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Calendula

Characteristics

An annual deciduous herb. It grows 0.215-0.3m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.22 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.05
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Antiviral agents (aerial part), Menstruation-inducing agents (flower), Parasympatholytics (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Hypohidrosis (leaf), Cancer (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Food-Dye (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Anti-infective agents (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Trypanosomiasis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) -18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Calendula arvensis habit picture by Alexandre Labbe (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis habit picture by Kim P. (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Calendula arvensis leaf picture by martin ana (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis leaf picture by martin ana (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis leaf picture by Caroline Merrem (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Calendula arvensis flower picture by juanjo (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis flower picture by Marie AURIEMMA (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis flower picture by antonio_104 (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Calendula arvensis fruit picture by Justin Rousset (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis fruit picture by dnt ggg (cc-by-sa)
Calendula arvensis fruit picture by Reales Moya Antonio (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calendula arvensis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Anguilla, Albania, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Chile, Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Estonia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Chad, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States of America, Yemen, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187817-1
WFO ID wfo-0000016971
COL ID PJC6
BDTFX ID 12140
INPN ID 87420
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Calendula arvensis Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis

Lower taxons

Calendula arvensis subsp. arvensis