Calendula officinalis

Pot-marigold

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Pot-marigold is a naturalized perennial found in coastal California regions including San Francisco Bay, southern coastal ranges, southern California, and San Bernardino Mountains in disturbed areas at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces pale yellow to orange flowers in erect heads that close at night. Growing with slender to somewhat coarse sparingly branched stems, it reaches heights up to 15 centimeters tall with finely hairy vegetation. Its leaves are sessile, thick, and generally clasping at the base, spreading along the stem. The fruit develops 10 to 20 millimeters long, contributing to its distinctive appearance in disturbed landscapes.

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

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: CCo, SnFrB, SCoRO, SCo, SnBr

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