Tagetes
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.
| Tagetes Marigolds | |
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| Tagetes erecta, Mexican marigold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Tagetes |
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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.
Tagetes Media
Tagetes patula flower heads
Gonepteryx rhamni sucking nectar
Marigolds decorating a grave for Day of the Dead in Mexico
Marigold -Tagetes
Tagetes patula (hybrid marigold)
Tagetes erecta flower head
Tagetes erecta flower head
Tagetes-Marigold-Flower
Newly grown plants (West Bengal, India).
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References
- ↑ Genus: Tagetes L.. Germplasm Resources Information Network (2011-01-06)United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ 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.
Other websites
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