Tagetes erecta Linnaeus

Tagetes erecta Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c.

Vernacular names

• oeillet d'Inde Burte, 1992

• Aztec marigold USDA NRCS, 2009+
• African marigold FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c
• French marigold FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c
• saffron marigold Canadian Forest Service, 2007

Synonyms

• Tagetes patula Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c
• Tagetes tenuifolia Cavanilles FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Asteroideae
Tribe	Tageteae
Genus	Tagetes
Species	Tagetes erecta

Habit

Herb