Tagetes hartwegii
Tagetes hartwegii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Tagetes |
Species: | T. hartwegii |
Binomial name | |
Tagetes hartwegii | |
Tagetes hartwegii is a Mexican species of marigolds in the sunflower family.
It is endemic to the states of Jalisco and Nayarit in western Mexico.[1]
Description
Tagetes hartwegii is a hairless perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. Stem is woody at the base. Leaves are bipinnate, up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long.
Flower heads are yellow-orange, each containing 8 ray florets and 35-40 disc florets.[2]
References
- ↑ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
- ↑ Greenman, Jesse More 1904. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 40: 46-47
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