*Tagetes erecta Linnaeus. Common name: Common Marigold, African Marigold, Aztec Marigold, Big Marigold. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Commonly cultivated, rarely persistent or as a waif. Distribution: Native of Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, G, Il, NE, NY, RAB, S, SE1, WH3; = n/a — Pa, Tat; < Tagetes erecta L. — Ar, FNA21, K4; Tagetes erecta L. Basionym: Tagetes erecta L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Tagetes erecta - FNA21
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native range: Mexico & Central America
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