Tagetes linifolia
Tagetes linifolia is a North American species wild marigolds within the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is native to the States of Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Puebla in Mexico.[1][2]
| Tagetes linifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. linifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes linifolia Seaton | |
Tagetes linifolia is an hairless herb about 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 7-11 leaflets. The plant produces one flower head per branch, each head with 5 yellow ray florets and 25-30 disc florets.[3]
References
- Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Mem. 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
- García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
- Seaton, Henry Eliason 1893. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 28: 120-121
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