Calendula maritima
| Calendula maritima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Calendula |
| Species: | C. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Calendula maritima Guss. (Giovanni Gussone)
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| Synonyms | |
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Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima (Guss.) Meikle | |
Calendula maritima, known as the sea marigold and trailing calendula, is a very rare species from the family of Asteraceae. Some scientists regarded it as Calendula suffruticosa subspecies maritima.
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Description
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In contrast to Calendula officinalis (pot marigold), the leaves are fleshy and have a strong smell. The form of the leaves varies from egg-shaped to linear depending on their placement on the stems.
The basket-shaped blossoms consists of pale to bright yellow single-standing petals, and have a diameter between 3 and 5 cm (1.2 and 2.0 in). The main flowering period is from May to June.
Threats
The C. maritima habitat outside the nature reserve is under serious threat of destruction due to urban development, such as expansion of the
Cultivation
The sea marigold is cultivated as an
.See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ EOL overview: Calendula maritima . accessed 11.30.2011
- ^ "Advancing the Species Conservation Agenda" (PDF). An overview of the IUCN SSC Network 2009 – 2012. IUCN Species Survival Commission. p. 90. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ EOL distribution and habitat: : Calendula maritima . accessed 11.30.2011
- ^ IUCN
- ^ Bertrand de Montmollin, Wendy Strahm & IUCN/SSC Mediterranean Islands Plant Specialist Group.: The top 50 Mediterranean Island plants : wild plants at the brink of extinction, and what is needed to save them.