Tagetes erecta L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - And T. patula L., the "French" marigold, both native to Mex., are widely cult. in double forms and occasionally escape. T. erecta has yellow or orange heads mostly 6–10 cm wide on fistulous peduncles, the invol ca 2 cm. T. patula has smaller, usually partly or wholly deep red-orange heads 3.5–5 cm wide on scarcely fistulous peduncles, the invol ca 1.5 cm.
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Common Names
common marigold