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Calendula maritima
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calendula maritima, known as the sea marigold and trailing calendula, is a very rare species from the family of Asteraceae. Some scientists regarded it as Calendula suffruticosa subspecies maritima.[2]
Calendula maritima | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Calendula |
Species: | C. maritima |
Binomial name | |
Calendula maritima Guss. (Giovanni Gussone) | |
Synonyms | |
Calendula suffruticosa subsp. maritima (Guss.) Meikle |
This halophytic plant is endemic to the western part of Sicily in small coastal habitats, and is a critically endangered species.[3] As of 2012, this plant could still be found in only five small sites in East Sicily. The Province of Trapani has chosen the plant as its official symbol.[4] The sea marigold occurs only on the Sicilian coast: on the island mainland between Marsala and the Monte Cofano; and on the two nearby islets Isola Grande dello Stagnone and Isola la Formica.[5] The most significant population is in a small 10-km2 (3.9-mi2) nature reserve area within the Riserva Naturale Saline di Trapani e Paceco.
It is on the IUCN Red List of critically endangered plant species.[6][1][7]