Tagetes moorei is a Mexican species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae.
| Tagetes moorei | |
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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. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes moorei | |
It is endemic to the states of Hidalgo and Querétaro in central Mexico.[1]
Description
editTagetes moorei is an perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are highly divided, up to 2.5 cm (1.0 inches) long.
Flower heads are yellow, each containing about 8 ray florets and 40 or more disc florets.[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
- ^ Robinson, Harold Ernest 1973. Phytologia 26(5): 379 description in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English