Tagetes lacera is a Mexican species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the State of Baja California Sur in western Mexico.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. lacera
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| Tagetes lacera | |
Tagetes lacera is a hairless perennial herb growing up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. The leaves are pinnately compound, up to 15 cm (6 inches) long including a large leaflet at the end, much larger than the side leaflets and about half the length of the leaf. The plant produces one yellow Flower head per branch.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Brandegee, Townshend Stith 1890. Zoë 1(8): 314