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Calendula boissieri Lanza trib. Calenduleae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCalendula boissieri Lanza trib. Calenduleae
BibliographyAtti Reale Accad. Sci. Lett. Belle Arti Palermo, ser. 3, 12: 142 (1923)
Native Rangen. Africa
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionbasal leaves broadly lanceolate, long petiolate, viscid-glandular, dark green, stem leaves narrowly lanceolate, minute, capitula solitary
Size10-15cm
Colororange
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCalendula suffruticosa ssp. boissieri Lanza
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco)
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