Tagetes micrantha Cav.

Licorice marigold (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tagetes

Characteristics

Annuals, 3–15(–35+) cm. Leaf blades 10–25(–35+) overall, lobes or leaflets 0 or 3–5, linear to filiform, 10–25(–35+) × 0.5–1.5+ mm. Heads borne ± singly. Peduncles 10–50+ mm. Involucres 9–12+ × 1–2 mm. Ray florets 0–1+; laminae ochroleucous to yellowish, ± oblong, 1.5–2.5 mm. Disc florets 5–6+; corollas 2.5–3.5 mm. Cypselae 7 mm; pappi of 2 ± subulate-aristate scales 4–5+ mm plus 2 distinct, oblong to ovate, ± erose scales 1.5–2.5 mm. 2n = 24.
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A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.23
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Environment

Disturbed sites, moist soils in meadows, juniper woodlands, pine forests at elevations of 1500-2600 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Other (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Tagetes micrantha flower picture by Rudd (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tagetes micrantha world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:252130-1
WFO ID wfo-0000014161
COL ID 54JRS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tagetes micrantha