Difference between revisions of "Calendula"
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| + | |name = ''Calendula'' | ||
| + | |image = 452px-Calendula January 2008-1 filtered.jpg | ||
| + | |image_caption = ''Field Marigold inflorescence (Calendula arvensis)'' | ||
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| − | + | |ordo = [[ Asterales]] | |
| + | |familia = [[ Asteraceae]] | ||
| + | | tribus = [[Calenduleae]] | ||
| + | |genus = ''''' Calendula''''' | ||
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| + | == Medicinal use == | ||
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| + | Calendula is one of these plants that once you have them in your garden, you'll always have them. They easily sow themselves out again, that is if you don't weed too vigorously. So they grow on several places in my garden. | ||
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| + | I pick them fresh and use the flower petals in salads. The fresh petals are an excellent healing agent for whatever wounds or problems you or children have with their skin. | ||
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| + | Watch the video and you'll learn more.<br clear="all" /> | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | <gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | ||
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| + | File:Calendula officinalis and sky.jpg|Calendula officinalis | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 2 November 2013
| Calendula | |
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| Field Marigold inflorescence (Calendula arvensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Calenduleae |
| Genus: | Calendula |
Medicinal use
Calendula is one of these plants that once you have them in your garden, you'll always have them. They easily sow themselves out again, that is if you don't weed too vigorously. So they grow on several places in my garden.
I pick them fresh and use the flower petals in salads. The fresh petals are an excellent healing agent for whatever wounds or problems you or children have with their skin.
Watch the video and you'll learn more.
Gallery
Calendula seeds
Calendula officinalis
See also
External links
- Calendula Wikipedia
