Calendula arvensis

Field-marigold

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Field-marigold is a naturalized perennial found in central Sierra Nevada Foothills, central western California, and southern California coastal regions in disturbed areas and escape from cultivation at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering from March to April, this plant produces yellow to orange flowers in nodding heads with ray flowers creating delicate color variations. Growing with slender stems up to 60 centimeters tall and finely glandular-hairy throughout, it has a distinctive sprawling habit. Its leaves are thin and petioled, measuring up to 7 centimeters long, becoming smaller and more sessile toward the stem's upper sections. The fruit ranges from 3 to 12 millimeters in length, contributing to its successful spread in disturbed landscapes.

Habitat: Uncommon. Escape from cultivation in disturbed areas, sometimes established from seed mixes

Bloom period: Mar-Apr

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: c SNF, CW (exc SCoRI), SCo, expected more widely

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.