Editing Calendula (section)

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae}}
{{About|a genus of plants|a genus of larks formerly named ''Calendula''|Galerida}}{{For|other plants also known as marigolds|Marigold (disambiguation)#Plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image=Calendula January 2008-1 filtered.jpg
|image_caption=[[Calendula arvensis|field marigold]] (''Calendula arvensis'')
|display_parents=2
|taxon=Calendula
|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks=Species
|subdivision=See text
|synonyms = 
*''Calendella'' {{small|Kuntze (1898), nom. superfl.}}
*''Caltha'' {{small|Mill. (1754), nom. illeg.}}
|synonyms_ref = <ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30120329-2 ''Calendula'' L.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303212838/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30120329-2 |date=2024-03-03 }} ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 29 September 2023.</ref>
}}

'''''Calendula''''' ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|l|ɛ|n|dj|uː|l|ə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a genus of about 15–20 species<ref name=china>[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=105062 ''Calendula''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104017/http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=105062 |date=2015-04-02 }} Flora of China.</ref> of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous]] plants in the daisy [[family (biology)|family]], [[Asteraceae]] that are often known as '''marigolds'''.<ref name=Stace>{{cite book |last=Stace |first=C. A.|author-link=Stace, C. A. |year=2010 |title=New Flora of the British Isles |edition=Third |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=9780521707725}}</ref>{{rp|771}} They are native to Europe, North Africa, [[Macaronesia]] and [[West Asia]], and have their center of diversity in the [[Mediterranean Region]].<ref>{{cite web |title=''Calendula'' L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30120329-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=10 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Other plants known as marigolds include [[Glebionis segetum|corn marigold]], [[Baileya (plant)|desert marigold]], [[Caltha palustris|marsh marigold]], and plants of the genus ''[[Tagetes]]''.

The genus name ''Calendula'' is a modern Latin diminutive of ''calendae'', meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".<ref name=SOED>{{cite book |title=Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |edition=6th |year=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=United Kingdom |isbn=978-0199206872 |pages=3804}}</ref> The common name "marigold", a contraction of "Mary's gold"<ref name=SOED /> used especially for ''[[Calendula officinalis]]'', refers to the [[Virgin Mary]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/m/marigolds-marys-gold.php |title=Marigolds: Mary's Gold |last=Samaha |first=John M. |website=All About Mary |publisher=[[University of Dayton]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419130406/https://udayton.edu/imri/mary/m/marigolds-marys-gold.php |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''C.{{nbsp}}officinalis'' is the most commonly cultivated and used species, popular herbal and cosmetic products named "Calendula" invariably derive from it.