Tagetes lemmonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Tagetes |
| Species: | T. lemmonii
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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 States.[3][4]
Description
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Tagetes lemmonii is a shrub sometimes reaching as much as 240 cm (8 feet) tall.
Leaves are up to 12 cm (4.8 inches) long, pinnately compound into 3-5 leaflets, each leaflet narrowly lance-shaped with teeth along the edge.
Inflorescences
[edit]The plant produces many small flower heads in a flat-topped array, each head with 3-8 ray florets and 12-30 disc florets. It grows in woodlands, cliffs, and moist sites.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species is named for John Gill Lemmon, husband of American botanist Sarah Plummer Lemmon.[5]
Cultivation
[edit]Tagetes lemmonii blooms from fall into spring and can sometimes be blooming for up to 10 months. It can get up to 8 feet tall by across. The foliage is pungent when disturbed. The species is very drought tolerant in a Mediterranean climate and much used in California gardens where it tolerates light frosts without damage.
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Tagetes lemmonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ San Francisco Botanical Garden, ""Featured Plant: Tagetes lemmonii"". sfbg.org. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". bonap.net. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ a b "Flora of North America, Tagetes lemmonii A. Gray". efloras.org. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ^ Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19: 40–42. Vol. 19. biodiversitylibrary.org. 1883. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
