Are Calendula and Oxalis Corniculata in the same botanical family?

No — Calendula is Asteraceae and Oxalis Corniculata is Oxalidaceae.

Can you substitute Calendula for Oxalis Corniculata?

They come from different families (Asteraceae and Oxalidaceae), so direct substitution is uncommon.

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Calendula vs Oxalis Corniculata

Calendula officinalis · Oxalis corniculata

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

T Traditional Use

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Calendula
Primary use: medicinal

Calendula officinalis, Mary's gold, common marigold, the pot marigold, Scotch marigold, or ruddles, is a flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, but its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it is wide…

Oxalis Corniculata

Oxalis corniculata

T Traditional Use

Family: Oxalidaceae
Genus: Oxalis
Primary use: medicinal

Oxalis corniculata, the creeping woodsorrel, procumbent yellow sorrel or sleeping beauty, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae.

At a glance

· Different families — Asteraceae vs Oxalidaceae.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Calendula: T; Oxalis Corniculata: T.