Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Calendula lusitanica Boiss. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 10: 83 (1849) |
Native Range | wc. & sw. Portugal, n. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | branchlets erect, leaves sparsely glandular-pubescent or subglabrous, lanceolate, remotely denticulate, capitula solitary, to 5cm across, ligules on apex sometimes reddish |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow, orange |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula lusitanica var. microcephala Mariz Calendula lusitanica var. transtagana Mariz Calendula suffruticosa ssp. lusitanica (Boiss.) Ohle Calendula microcephala Lange |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |