Tagetes lemmonii
| Tagetes lemmonii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. lemmonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes lemmonii A.Gray | |
Tagetes lemmonii, Lemmon's marigold,[1] is a North American species of wild marigolds within the daisy family (Asteraceae).
It is native to the States of Sonora and Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico as well as southern Arizona in the United States.[2][3]
Description
Tagetes lemmonii is an perennial herb sometimes reaching as much as 240 cm (8 feets) tall.
Leaves are up to 12 cm (4.8 inches) long, pinnately compound into 3-5 leaflets, each leaflet narrowly lance-shaped with teeth along the edge.
The plant produces many small flower heads in a flat-topped array, each head with 3-8 ray florets and 12-30 disc florets.[3]
Taxonomic patronym
The species is named for John Gill Lemmon, husband of American botanist Sarah Plummer Lemmon.[4]
Uses
Tagetes lemmonii is great for fall into spring bloom and can sometimes be blooming for up to 10 months. It can get up to 8 feet tall by across. The foliage is rather pungent, but only if you brush against it. The species is very drought tolerant in a Mediterranean climate and much used in California gardens where it tolerates light frosts without damage.
References
- ↑ "Tagetes lemmonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". bonap.net. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- 1 2 "Flora of North America, Tagetes lemmonii A. Gray". efloras.org. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ "Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 40–42". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
