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Taxon:  Tagetes patula L.



Summary
Genus:
Tagetes
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Tageteae
Nomen number:
36202
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:887. 1753
Comment:
[often merged with T. erecta]
Verified:
03/24/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tagetes lunulata Ortega
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
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  3. Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  4. Cannon, J. & M. Cannon. 1994. Dye plants and dyeing The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  10. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  11. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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  22. Matuda, E. 1958. Las compuestas del estado de México.
  23. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
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  29. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
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  33. Turner, B. L. 1996. The comps of Mexico: a systematic account of the family Asteraceae. Volume 6: Tageteae and Anthemideae. Phytologia Mem. 10:53. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  34. Turner, B. L. 1996. The comps of Mexico: a systematic account of the family Asteraceae. Volume 6: Tageteae and Anthemideae. Phytologia Mem. 10:55. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ort.
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Common names
English
French marigold –
French
oeillet d'inde –
German
Studentenblume –
Japanese Rōmaji
koō-sō –
Spanish
amapola amarilla –
copetes –
copetillo –
Swedish
sammetstagetes –
Transcribed Korean
mansugug –
Transliterated Russian
barchatcy otklonennye –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
2Cultivated    also cult.
3AdventiveAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
3AdventiveAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
3AdventiveEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
6Other    natzd. range uncertain owing to confusion with T. erecta
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Querétaro]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Nicaragua
Other (natzd. range uncertain owing to confusion with T. erecta)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Food additivescoloringfide Culinary Herbs 590. 1997Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
Materialstannin/dyestuff Cannon, J. & M. Cannon. 1994. Dye plants and dyeing The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest controlwhen intercropped with other cropsHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36202. Accessed 8 May 2025.