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Madeira Calendula / Marigold - an endemic flower of Madeira Nature
Madeira Flora
Madeira Calendula, Calendula maderensis, is a rare herbaceous plant endemic to Madeira Archipelago. Its bright yellow flowers look like a chrysanthemum though each of its petals have like two small cuts on its tip. Its fruits, inside the flower, seem like smaller star shaped flowers. This Madeira flora species which belong to the sunflowers family (Asteraceae) blooms from December to June and it can grow up to 80 centimeters high. |
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