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They are among several groups of plants known in English as marigolds. The genus Tagetes was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [4] [5] Originally called cempōhualxōchitl, by the Nahua peoples, these plants are native to Central and Southern Mexico and several other Latin American countries. Some species have become naturalized around the world.
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 .
Euphorbia leucocephala, with many common names including little Christmas flower, white lace euphorbia, snow bush, snow flake, snows of Kilimanjaro [1] and white Christmas bush [2] is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico and Mesoamerica, and a relative of the poinsettia. [3]
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Tagetes minuta is a tall upright marigold plant from the genus Tagetes, with small flowers, native to the southern half of South America. [2] Since Spanish colonization, it has been introduced around the world, and has become naturalized in Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America, and Africa. [2] Tagetes minuta has numerous local names that ...
Calendula (/ k ə ˈ l ɛ n dj uː l ə /) [2] is a genus of about 15–20 species [3] of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. [ 4 ] : 771 They are native to Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia and West Asia , and have their center of diversity in the Mediterranean Region . [ 5 ]
Tagetes patula, the French marigold, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala with several naturalised populations in many other countries. It is widely cultivated as an easily grown bedding plant with hundreds of cultivars, which often have bright yellow to orange flowers.
Dendrosenecio is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. [3] [4] It is a segregate of Senecio, [1] in which it formed the subgenus Dendrosenecio. [1]Its members, the giant groundsels, are native to the higher altitude zones of ten mountain groups in equatorial East Africa, [5] where they form a conspicuous element of the flora.