Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Vascular Plants
Plants of Wisconsin
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Photographer:
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botanical Illustration
Robert W. Freckmann
Kurt Stüber
Family
Asteraceae
Tagetes patula L.
French marigold
Tagetes
:
named after the Etruscan god Tages who supposedly emerged from the earth as it was being ploughed and was imbued with the power of divination
patula
:
somewhat spreading
Detailed Distribution:
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Status:
Introduced - rarely escaped
Plant:
annual forb
Flower:
head yellow to orange
(Glossary)
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Vascular Plants
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