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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. erecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Tagetes erecta | |
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Tagetes erecta, the Aztec marigold, Mexican marigold, big marigold, cempaxochitl or cempasúchil,[2][3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tagetes native to Mexico and Guatemala.[4] Despite being native to the Americas, it is often called the African marigold.[5][4] In Mexico, this plant is found in the wild in the states of México, Michoacán, Puebla, Veracruz and Guerrero.[6]
This plant reaches heights of between 20 and 90 cm (7.9 and 35.4 in). The Aztecs gathered the wild plant as well as cultivating it for medicinal, ceremonial and decorative purposes. It is widely cultivated commercially with many cultivars in use as ornamental plants,[7] and for the cut-flower trade.[8][9]
Some authorities regard Tagetes patula (the French marigold) as a synonym of Tagetes erecta.[10]
- ^ "Tagetes erecta L." World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tagetes erecta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Tagetes erecta | African marigold Annual Biennial/RHS Gardening".
- ^ a b "Tagetes erecta". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Floridata
- ^ "Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ NC State Horticulture
- ^ Flora of China, Tagetes erecta Linnaeus, 1753. 万寿菊 wan shou ju
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Tagete eretta, Tagetes erecta L.
- ^ "Tagetes patula". The Plant List. Retrieved 1 December 2018.