Tagetes triradiata is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico (Puebla, Morelos, México State, D.F., Veracruz).[2][3][4]

Tagetes triradiata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tagetes
Species:
T. triradiata
Binomial name
Tagetes triradiata
Synonyms[1]
  • Tagetes jaliscensis Greenm.

Tagetes triradiata is an hairless annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 15-21 leaflets. One plant produces numerous small flower heads in a flat-topped array, each containing 3 bright yellow ray florets surrounding several yellow disc florets.[3][5]

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Arizona State Vascular Plant Herbarium