| Tageteae | |
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| Tagetes patula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae Cass. |
| Genera | |
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Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 260 species divided among 32 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).
Some authors include these plants within a more broadly defined tribe Heliantheae.[1]
- ^ "187. Asteraceae". Flora of North America. Retrieved 2007-12-07.