Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCalendula
Scientific name with authorshipCalendula arvensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calendula aegyptiaca Desf.Calendula aegyptiaca Pers.Calendula aegyptiaca subsp. aegyptiacaCalendula aegyptiaca subsp. crista-galli (Viv.) LanzaCalendula aegyptiaca subsp. suberostris Boiss.Calendula aegyptiaca var. aegyptiacaCalendula aegyptiaca var. crista-galli (Viv.) Bég. & Vacc.Calendula aegyptiaca var. exalata-longirostris LanzaCalendula aegyptiaca var. hymenocarpa (DC.) Pamp.Calendula aegyptiaca var. intermedia (Coss. & Kralik) Pamp.Calendula aegyptiaca var. microcephala (Boiss.) RawiCalendula aegyptiaca var. microcephala (Kral ex Rchb.) Boiss., 1875Calendula aegyptiaca var. suberostris Boiss.Calendula alata Rech.fil.Calendula algeriensis Boiss. & Reut.Calendula amplexifolia Rchb.Calendula arvensis Batt.Calendula arvensis f. alata Heyn et al.Calendula arvensis subsp. aegyptiaca (Pers.) Hayek, 1931Calendula arvensis subsp. bicolor (Raf.) Nyman, 1879Calendula arvensis subsp. communis Emb. & MaireCalendula arvensis subsp. macroptera RouyCalendula arvensis subsp. malacitana (Boiss. & Reut.) Cout., 1913Calendula arvensis subsp. micrantha (Tineo & Guss.) Arcangeli, 1894Calendula arvensis subsp. micrantha (Tineo & Guss.) HolmboeCalendula arvensis subsp. parviflora Willk.Calendula arvensis subsp. sublanata (Rchb.fil.) NymanCalendula arvensis subsp. sublanata P.Fourn.Calendula arvensis var. arvensisCalendula arvensis var. bicolor (Raf.) DC.Calendula arvensis var. macroptera (Rouy) O.Bolòs & VigoCalendula arvensis var. parviflora (Raf.) Batt.Calendula bicolor Raf.Calendula bicolor subsp. cossoni Quézel & SantaCalendula bicolor subsp. faureli Quézel & SantaCalendula bicolor subsp. odettei Quézel & SantaCalendula bicolor var. bicolorCalendula brachyglossa Rupr.Calendula brachyglossa Rupr. ex Bull., 1856Calendula byzantina DC.Calendula crista-galli Viv.Calendula echinata DC.Calendula echinata subsp. echinataCalendula echinata var. echinataCalendula gracilis DC.Calendula macroptera (Rouy) H.J.Cose, 1906Calendula malacitana Boiss. & Reut.Calendula malvaecarpa PomelCalendula micrantha Boiss. & NoëCalendula micrantha Tineo & Guss.Calendula microcephala KralikCalendula microcephala Kralik ex Rchb.Calendula parviflora Boiss.Calendula parviflora Raf.Calendula persica C.A.Mey.Calendula persica subsp. gracilis (DC.) HolmboeCalendula persica subsp. persicaCalendula persica var. gracilis (DC.) Boiss.Calendula persica var. microcephala Boiss.Calendula persica var. persicaCalendula platycarpa subsp. malvaecarpa (Pomel) Batt.Calendula platycarpa var. malvaecarpa (Pomel) Batt.Calendula platycarpa var. platycarpaCalendula sancta L.Calendula sancta subsp. crista-galli (Viv.) Gallego & TalaveraCalendula sicula DC., 1838Calendula sicula Poir.Calendula sinuata var. sinuataCalendula stellata var. hymenocarpa, 1857Calendula stellata var. intermedia Coss.Calendula subinermis PomelCalendula sublanata Rchb.fil.Calendula sylvestris GarsaultCalendula undulata J.GayCalendula undulata J.Gay ex GaudinCaltha arvensis (L.) MoenchCaltha arvensis Vaill., 1754Caltha graveolens Gilib.
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier187819-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.