Despite the large number of names with which this species is known, nobody knows for sure where it actually comes from. It is assumed that the Mediterranean area of Europe and that in all likelihood is nothing more than the result of the crossing of other species of the genus Calendula, perhaps of C. arvensis, the wild wonder, and some other.
It is a plant that has been used in the Mediterranean region since the time of the ancient Greeks, and was previously known by Hindus and Arabs for its therapeutic qualities as a medicinal herb as well as a dye for fabrics, products of food and cosmetics, although many of the popular uses attributed to it have not been scientifically proven.
Chloroplasts work to convert light energy of the Sun into sugars that can be used by cells. It is like a solar panel that changes sunlight energy into electric energy.
