Field Marigold / آذريون الحقول /

Calendula arvensis L.

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Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Flowers
  • Leaves
  • Young shoots
Preparation
  • Cooked with olive oil
  • Raw
Blooming period
December to April
Foraging period
December to March

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Orange
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Calendula L.
Family
Asteraceae
Wikidata item
Q149561
GBIF Item
Calendula arvensis L. (9182765)

References

  1. Fiorentino, Marika, Claudia Gravina, Simona Piccolella, Maria T. Pecoraro, Marialuisa Formato, Adria
  2. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
  3. Plants For A Future. Calendula arvensis L. (2022, March 09)
  4. Calendula arvensis L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)

Citation

Calendula arvensis L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/754 accessed via barari.org on 6/22/2026.

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