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Tagetes minuta

Tagetes minuta

About

Tagetes minuta has numerous local names that vary by region, most commonly found in the literature as; chinchilla, chiquilla, chilca, zuico, suico, or the Spanish term anisillo. Other names include muster John Henry, southern marigold, Khakibos , stinking roger wild marigold, or black mint, is a tall upright marigold plant from the genus Tagetes, with small flowers, native to the southern half of South America. Since Spanish colonization, it has been introduced around the world, and

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Tagetes minuta
Slug
tagetes-minuta
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tagetes
Species
minuta
Wikidata QID
Q599870
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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