Calendula officinalis
Common names
marigold
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Orange, Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Asteraceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1883
Origin
Unknown origin
Other information
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.
NVS code
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.
CALOFF