Are Calendula and Cibotium Barometz in the same botanical family?

No — Calendula is Asteraceae and Cibotium Barometz is Cibotiaceae.

Can you substitute Calendula for Cibotium Barometz?

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

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Calendula vs Cibotium Barometz

Calendula officinalis · Cibotium barometz

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…

Cibotium Barometz

Cibotium barometz

T Traditional Use

Family: Cibotiaceae
Genus: Cibotium
Primary use: medicinal

Cibotium barometz, the barometz, golden chicken fern or woolly fern, is a species of tree fern native to parts of China and to the western part of the Malay Peninsula. The fern's woolly rhizome was thought to be the inspiration for the mythical "Vegetable Lamb of Tartary".

At a glance

· Different families — Asteraceae vs Cibotiaceae.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Calendula: T; Cibotium Barometz: T.