Tagetes hartwegii

Tagetes hartwegii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Tagetes
Species:	T. hartwegii
Binomial name
	Tagetes hartwegii; Greenm.

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

[1] 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

[2] Greenman, Jesse More 1904. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 40: 46-47

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