Calendula stellata Cav.

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Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Calendula

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Leaf

Calendula stellata leaf picture by Felfoul Boualem (cc-by-sa)
Calendula stellata leaf picture by gis ayoub (cc-by-sa)
Calendula stellata leaf picture by sahbi ben abdelhafidh (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Calendula stellata flower picture by Greyson Photography (cc-by-sa)
Calendula stellata flower picture by Karin Brouwers-Jansen (cc-by-sa)
Calendula stellata flower picture by Julia Tinhof (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calendula stellata world distribution map, present in Algeria, France, Italy, Morocco, Malta, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187922-1
WFO ID wfo-0000116494
COL ID 5WTY8
BDTFX ID 12162
INPN ID 87434
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Caltha dentata Calendula forskohleana Calendula cornuta Calendula vidalii Calendula asterias Calendula spatulata Calendula stellata Calendula sicula Caltha stellata Calendula sicula Calendula vidalii Calendula macroptera Calendula macroptera Calendula vidalii Calendula bicolor var. cossonii Calendula stellata var. stellata Calendula bicolor var. odettei Calendula bicolor var. faurelii