Tagetes iltisiana is a Bolivian species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is native to La Paz Department and Cochabamba Department in Bolivia.[1]

Tagetes iltisiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Species:
T. iltisiana
Binomial name
Tagetes iltisiana

Tagetes iltisiana is an annual herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall. Stem is thin. Leaves are highly divided, up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, each containing 1-2 ray florets and 4-5 disc florets.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744.
  2. ^ Robinson, Harold Ernest 1973. Phytologia 26(5): 378-379 description in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English