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Calendula, an Uncommon card
Calendula is a genus of about 15–20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Calendula quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Calendula card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Other plants known as ______ include corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes.
Answer
marigolds. Other plants known as marigolds include corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. From the Calendula article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Kumquat. Kumquat 290,000 · Cannabis sativa 210,000 · Cape Canaveral 150,000 · Calendula 120,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- They are native to Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia, West Asia and Western Himalayas and have their center of diversity in the Mediterranean Region.
- Other plants known as marigolds include corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes.
- The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Calendula article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Calendula
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Calendula (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
