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French marigold

Tagetes patula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 22, February 16, March 26, April 40, May 58, June 64, July 68, August 59, September 43, October 32, November 18, December 14.
United States835
Alaska460
Russia103
Mexico97
Ukraine69
Pennsylvania63
India63
New Jersey61
South Africa58
New York49

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusMarigolds · Tagetes

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Practise French marigold with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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