Article Nº 1134 Plant Vol. I · p. 652
Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Original title: Cuidados (Calendula officinalis)
The pot marigold, a composite from Italy and Greece grown in Madeiran gardens and naturalised in places, formerly used medicinally.
A tubuliflorous composite native to Italy and Greece, easy to recognise by its large flower heads with orange ligules and by its markedly curved achenes, which are slightly spiny on the back. It is grown in gardens and has become naturalised in some parts of Madeira. It was formerly used as a stimulant, tonic and emmenagogue medicine.
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