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Tithonia diversifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is commonly known as the tree marigold, [2] Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is native to Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. [1]
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 .
Tagetes lucida - MHNT. Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America.It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.The leaves have a tarragon-like scent, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute.
The species Tagetes lucida, known as pericón, is used to prepare a sweetish, anise-flavored medicinal tea in Mexico. It is also used as a culinary herb in many warm climates, as a substitute for tarragon, and offered in the nursery as "Texas tarragon" or "Mexican mint marigold". [16]
A woman dressed as a pre-Hispanic Catrina poses on Oct. 26, 2023 for a photograph in a field of Cempazuchitl flowers - Mexican Marigold (Tagetes erecta) - as part of the preparations for the Day ...
Tagetes lemmonii, or Lemmon's marigold, [1] is a North American species of shrubby marigold, in the family Asteraceae. Other English names for this plant include Copper Canyon daisy, mountain marigold, and Mexican marigold. [2] It is native to the states of Sonora and Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico as well as southern Arizona in the United ...
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 ...
Mexican marigold also known as cempasúchil, or Aztec marigold is a native flower to México and was first used by the Aztecs and is used in the Mexican holiday "Día de muertos" or Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead originated from Aztec mythology to honor the Aztec goddess of death Mictēcacihuātl. Tagetes erecta