Tagetes

Tagetes; Marigolds
	Tagetes erecta,; Mexican marigold
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Supertribe:	Helianthodae
Tribe:	Tageteae
Genus:	Tagetes; L.
Synonyms
	Diglossus Cass.; Enalcida Cass.; Solenotheca Nutt.; Vilobia Strother;

Tagetes is a genus of flowers commonly called marigold. Tagetes has 56 species ^[2] of plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae). The genus is native to North and South America.

Description

Tagetes species vary in size from 0.1 to 2.2 m tall. Most species have pinnate green leaves. Blooms naturally occur in golden, orange, yellow, and white colors. In horticulture, they are usually planted as annuals.

References

↑ "Genus: Tagetes L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
↑ Soule, J. A. 1996. Infrageneric Systematics of Tagetes. Pgs. 435-443 in Compositae: Systematics, Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew 1994, Vol. I, Eds. D.J.N. Hind & H.J. Beentje.

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[GRIN-1] "Genus: Tagetes L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 6 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.

[Soule1996-2] Soule, J. A. 1996. Infrageneric Systematics of Tagetes. Pgs. 435-443 in Compositae: Systematics, Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew 1994, Vol. I, Eds. D.J.N. Hind & H.J. Beentje.

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