Tagetes erecta L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Tagetes erecta L.

  • 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.

  • Common Names

    common marigold