Tagetes linifolia is a North American species of wild marigold in the 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
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Binomial name | |
Tagetes linifolia |
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
edit- ^ 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