Calendula suffruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calendula
Species:
C. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Calendula suffruticosa

Calendula suffruticosa is a species of herb in the family Asteraceae. It has a self-supporting growth form and broad leaves. Individuals can grow up to 40 cm (16 in).[1]

Subspecies

The species is highly variable throughout its range, and multiple subspecies are recognised:[2][3]

  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. algarbiensis (Boiss.) Nyman: coastal areas from Galicia to western Algarve
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. balansae (Boiss. & Reut.) Ohle: Algeria
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. boissieri Lanza: North Africa
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. carbonellii Lanza: southern Iberian Peninsula, in coastal cliffs between Gibraltar and Málaga
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. cinerea (Ohle) P.Silveira & A.C.Gonç.: Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. fulgida (Raf.) Guadagno: Italy, Malta and Turkey
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. greuteri Ohle: endemic to Andalusia
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. lusitanica (Boiss.) Ohle: inland rocky ares in central Portugal, with isolated populations in the Monchique range and Morocco
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maderensis (DC.) Govaerts: Madeira
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. marginata (Willd.) Maire: endemic to a small area from Punta Carnero, Spain to Gibraltar
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima (Guss.) Meikle: Sardinia and Sicily
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. monardii (Boiss. & Reut.) Ohle: Algeria
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. suffruticosa: northwest Africa and Canary Islands
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. tlemcensis Ohle: Algeria
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. tomentosa (Ball) Murb.: southern Spain, in low elevation sandy loams from Punta Camarinal to east of the Guadalmesí River
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. trialata P.Silveira & A.C.Gonç.: southwestern Spain (Cádiz), Cape Cires in Morocco
  • Calendula suffruticosa subsp. vejerensis P.Silveira & A.C.Gonç.: endemic to calcereous sandstones in Vejer de la Frontera, in southern Spain.

References

  1. ↑ "Calendula suffruticosa Vahl - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Plants of the World Online (POWO)". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Gonçalves, A.C.; Castro, S.; Paiva, J.; Santos, C.; Silveira, P. (2018). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Calendula (Asteraceae) in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands". Phytotaxa. 352 (1): 001–091.

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