Tagetes nelsonii
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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. nelsonii
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| Tagetes nelsonii Greenm. 1903
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Tagetes nelsonii is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Guatemala and to the State of Chiapas in southern Mexico.[2][3][4][5]
Tagetes nelsonii is a hairless annual herb from 50 cm (20 inches) to 2m (6 feet) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 3-7 leaflets. The plant produces numerous small flower heads in a flat-topped array, each containing 5-6 yellow ray florets surrounding 9-12 greenish-yellow disc florets.[6] Also known as the citrus scented marigold, 'Tagetes nelsonii is considered an edible flower and is often eaten raw.
References
- ^ The Plant List, Tagetes nelsonii Greenm.
- ^ 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
- ^ Williams, L. O. 1976. Tribe VI, Helenieae. En: D. L. Nash & L. O. Williams (Eds), Flora of Guatemala - Part XII. Fieldiana, Botany 24(12): 361–386, 571–580
- ^ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246.
- ^ Greenman, Jesse More 1903. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 39(5): 117
- ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1913. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, North American Flora 34: 156