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Taxon:  Calendula arvensis L.



Summary
Genus:
Calendula
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Calenduleae
Nomen number:
8453
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:1303. 1763
Verified:
02/28/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calendula aegyptiaca Pers.
Calendula gracilis DC.
Calendula micrantha Tineo & Guss.
Calendula persica C. A. Mey.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
field-marigold –
wild marigold –
Arabic
'ayn al-baqar –
hanwa –
French
souci des champs –
German
Acker-Ringelblume –
Swedish
åkerringblomma –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
3AdventiveAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaKwaZulu-Natal 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
4NaturalizedEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Adventive
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Slovakia
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Yemen
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Estonia, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. The CIBA-GEIGY Weed Tables. 1974
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8453. Accessed 10 December 2025.

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