Tagetes hartwegii
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| Tagetes hartwegii | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. hartwegii
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| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes hartwegii | |
Tagetes hartwegii is a Mexican species of marigolds in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the states of Jalisco and Nayarit in western Mexico.[1]
Description
Tagetes hartwegii is a hairless perennial herb up that can grow up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. Its stem is woody at the base. The leaves are bipinnate, and can reach up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) long. The flower heads are yellow-orange, each containing 8 ray florets and 35-40 disc florets.[2]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Greenman, Jesse More 1904. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 40: 46-47
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