Are Calendula and Nymphoides Peltata in the same botanical family?

No — Calendula is Asteraceae and Nymphoides Peltata is Menyanthaceae.

Can you substitute Calendula for Nymphoides Peltata?

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

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Calendula vs Nymphoides Peltata

Calendula officinalis · Nymphoides peltata

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…

Nymphoides Peltata

Nymphoides peltata

T Traditional Use

Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Primary use: medicinal

Nymphoides peltata, the fringed water-lily is perennial, rooted aquatic plant with floating leaves of the family Menyanthaceae. Synonyms include Menyanthes nymphoides L., Villarsia nymphoides, Limnanthemum peltatum S.G.Gmel., Nymphoides nymphoides (L.) Britton, and other vernacul…

At a glance

· Different families — Asteraceae vs Menyanthaceae.
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Calendula: T; Nymphoides Peltata: T.