Tagetes subvillosa
| Tagetes subvillosa | |
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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. subvillosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes subvillosa | |
Tagetes subvillosa is a Mexican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in southern Mexico.[1][2]
Tagetes subvillosa is a branching annual herb up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) long. The plant will produce several flower heads in a flat-topped array, orange, each head containing ray florets surrounding numerous disc florets.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Rydberg, Per Axel 1913. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, North American Flora 34: 153
- ^ Tropicos, Tagetes subvillosa Lag.
- ^ Lagasca y Segura, Mariano 1816. Genera et species plantarum 29