''Calendula tripterocarpa'' is a species of flowering plant in the marigold genus ''

Calendula ''Calendula'' () is a genus of about 15–20 species''Calendula''.
Flora of China.

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. It is native to Spain, the

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, and the

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as far as

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. It is a therophyte.

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tripterocarpa Flora of Spain Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of North Africa Flora of Sinai Flora of Palestine (region) Flora of Lebanon Flora of Syria Flora of Iraq Flora of Iran Flora of Saudi Arabia Flora of the Gulf States Plants described in 1856 {{Asteroideae-stub