Species

Calendula officinalis

Etymology

Calendula: From the Latin word kalendae, first day of the month when interest was paid; refers to the plant's long flowering season.
officinalis: From the Latin officina shortened from opificina which originally meant 'workshop' but later came to mean a monastic storeroom, herb-room or pharmacy. Refers to the plant's real or perceived medicinal value.

Common Name(s)

marigold

Authority

Calendula officinalis L.

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CALOFF

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Flower Colours

Orange,Yellow

Year Naturalised

1883

Origin

Unknown origin

This page last updated on 26 Mar 2010