Tagetes erecta L., 1753

Common names

• 🇬🇧 African Marigold
• 🇫🇷 Œillet malbar, Œillet d’Inde

Taxonomy

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Clade: Tracheophytes
• Clade: Angiosperms
• Clade: Eudicots
• Clade: Superasterids
• Clade: Asterids
• Clade: Campanulids
• Order: Asterales
• Family: Asteraceae
• Subfamily: Asteroideae
• Tribe: Tageteae
• Genus: Tagetes
• Species: Tagetes erecta

Presence

Introduced, not established.

Notes

Possible confusion with T. tenuifolia Cav., 1793, whose leaves are finely divided, with narrower leaflets.

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