Tagetes erecta

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Tagetes erecta L.
Common Name:Common Marigold; Aztec Marigold; African Marigold
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:TAER
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Tagetes
Species Tagetes erecta L. - Common Marigold; Aztec Marigold; African Marigold

Citation

Citation Tagetes erecta Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 887. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: MEXICO: Without data, Herb. Linnaeus 1009.3 (lectotype: LINN). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard, Fl. Lesser Antill. 6: 601. 1989.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Tagetes major Tagetes major Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 437. 1791, nom. illegit.Tagetes erecta Linnaeus 1753. 
Tagetes patula Tagetes patula Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 887. 1753. MEXICO: Without data (lectotype: LINN 1009.1). Lectotypified by Hind, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 92. 1993.
Tagetes tenuifolia Tagetes tenuifolia Cav., Icon. 2(2): 54, t. 169. 1793. PERU

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Calhoun, Coffee, Marshall

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: JSU, TROY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
TROY000002977 Coffee 05 Nov 2002 Colbert, Steven
s.n.		 TROY
Tagetes erecta Linnaeus
JSU124165 Marshall 12 Jul 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2277		 JSU
Tagetes erecta Linnaeus
JSU139283 Calhoun 19 Sep 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10851b		 JSU
Tagetes erecta Linnaeus
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