Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Calendula maderensis DC. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 454 (1838) |
Native Range | Madeira |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | branchlets scabrous, leaves oblong-ligulate, on base attenuate, mucronate, entire or remotely denticulate, capitula solitary, to 3cm across |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula incana ssp. maderensis (DC.) Ohle Calendula maritima Lowe ex DC. Calendula stellata Lowe ex DC. Calendula suffruticosa ssp. maderensis (DC.) Govaerts |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |