Calendula officinalis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q145930
Calendula officinalis
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Calendula officinalis

Summary

Calendula officinalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,505 views/month, #932 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calendula officinalis received the medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Calendula officinalis's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Calendula officinalis is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Calendula officinalis belongs to the parent taxon Calendula[6].
  • Calendula officinalis's scientific name is Calendula officinalis[7].
  • Calendula officinalis is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Calendula officinalis is a type of annual plant[9].
  • Calendula officinalis is used for medicinal plant[10].
  • Calendula officinalis's Commons category is recorded as Calendula officinalis[11].
  • Calendula officinalis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calendula officinalis[12].
  • Calendula officinalis's Commons gallery is recorded as Calendula officinalis[13].
  • Calendula officinalis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 77(1)[14].
  • Calendula officinalis's described by source is recorded as Q19133013[15].
  • Calendula officinalis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=8457[16].
  • Calendula officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as calendula flower[17].
  • Calendula officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as Calendula officinalis seed oil[18].
  • Calendula officinalis's this taxon is source of is recorded as Q139393314[19].
  • Calendula officinalis's short name is recorded as C. officinalis[20].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as Garten-Ringelblume[21].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as pot marigold[22].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as Ringelblume[23].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as Kehäkukka[24].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as tarhakehäkukka[25].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as souci officinal[26].
  • Calendula officinalis is commonly known as Neven[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Calendula officinalis is Calendula officinalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Calendula[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Garten-Ringelblume[21], pot marigold[22], Ringelblume[23], Kehäkukka[24], tarhakehäkukka[25], and souci officinal[26].

Identifiers

Calendula officinalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 75931[28]. Calendula officinalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 41496[29]. Calendula officinalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 467729[30]. Calendula officinalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5391480[31]. Calendula officinalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36910[32].

Why It Matters

Calendula officinalis ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,505 views/month, #932 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Calendula officinalis receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → calendula-officinalis
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  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 95058, 439032
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  3. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C4324
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  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Beijing, People's Republic of China, Fujian +2
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Has fruit type → achene
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