Citation: Norlindh, Studies in the Calenduleae 1:250 (1943).

Synonymy: Calendula fruticosa L., Amoen. Acad. 6:106 (1763); Dimorphotheca fruticosa (L.) Less., Syn. Gen. Comp. 257 (1832).

Common name: None

Description:
Undershrub 20-50 cm high, aromatic; stems densely branched, ascending or decumbenL glandular-pubescent, often rooting at the nodes, becoming weakly woody; leaves oblanceolate, attenuate at the base, obtuse, 3-7 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, usually shallowly and remotely dentate, glandular to glabrescent.

Capitula terminal, solitary, on naked peduncles 3-10cm long; involucral bracts 14-16, l-2-seriate, lanceolate, green with pale scarious margins, equal, 9-12 mm long, glandular; ray florets 14-16; ligules 2.5-3.5 cm long, white above, shaded purple below; disk florets indigo with prominent gold anthers.

Achenes 6-7 mm long, light-brown, 3-angled.

Distribution:  Very frequently grown as an ornamental and may persist as a garden escape. Conservation status: native Flowering time: most of the year.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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