Tagetes patula
species in the daisy family (Asteraceae)
Species
French marigold
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Common Name: French marigold
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- annual plant
- Parent taxon
- Tagetes
- Image
- French marigold.jpg
Article
Tagetes patula - MHNT
Tagetes patula, the French marigold, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala with several naturalised populations in many other countries. It is widely cultivated as an easily grown bedding plant with hundreds of cultivars, which often have bright yellow to orange flowers.