Taxon:  Tagetes patula L.



Summary
Genus:
Tagetes
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Tageteae
Nomen number:
36202
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:887.  1753
Comment:
often merged with Tagetes erecta
Verified:
03/24/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
57 (52  active, 7  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tagetes lunulata Ortega

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Breedlove, D. E., ed. 1981-. Flora of Chiapas. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  5. Cannon, J. & M. Cannon. 1994. Dye plants and dyeing The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. Chowdhuri, T. K. & K. Deka. 2019. Biodiversity and conservation of ornamental crops. In: Rajasekharan, P. E. & V. R. Rao, Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources 139-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3669-0_6.
  7. Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  10. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  11. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  12. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  13. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  14. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  15. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  16. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  17. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  18. Lasser, T., ed. 1964-. Flora de Venezuela.
  19. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  20. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  21. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  22. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
  23. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  24. Matuda, E. 1958. Las compuestas del estado de México.
  25. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
  26. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  27. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  28. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  29. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  30. Riaz, M. et al. 2020. Traditional uses, phyto-chemistry and pharmacological activities of Tagetes patula L. J. Ethnopharmacol. 255:112718. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112718.
  31. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1979-. Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México. Note: mentions under Tagetes lunulata Ortega
  32. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  33. Santos, P. C. et al. 2015. Phytotoxicity of Tagetes erecta L. and Tagetes patula L. on plant germination and growth. S. African J. Bot. 100:114-121. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.05.013.
  34. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  35. Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. 590. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
  36. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  37. Turner, B. L. 1996. The comps of Mexico: a systematic account of the family Asteraceae. Volume 6: Tageteae and Anthemideae. Phytologia Mem. 10:53. Note: = Tagetes erecta L.
  38. Turner, B. L. 1996. The comps of Mexico: a systematic account of the family Asteraceae. Volume 6: Tageteae and Anthemideae. Phytologia Mem. 10:55. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ort.
  39. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  40. Villaseñor, J. L. 1989. Manual para la identificacion de las Compositae de la Peninsula de Yucatan y Tabasco. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Techn. Rep. no. 4
  41. Villaseñor, J. L. 1989. Manual para la identificación de las Compositae de la Península de Yucatán y Tabasco. 101.
  42. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  43. Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishFrench marigold  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchoeillet d'inde  2Demilly, D. et al. 2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7 GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France.
GermanStudentenblume  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmajikoō-sō  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Spanishamapola amarilla  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcopetes  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcopetillo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishsammetstagetes  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Koreanmansugug  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transliterated Russianbarchatcy otklonennye  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
2Cultivated    also cult. 
3AdventiveAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola  Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
6Other    natzd. range uncertain owing to confusion with T. erecta 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Querétaro]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Norway
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, United States [Puerto Rico]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Nicaragua
Other (natzd. range uncertain owing to confusion with T. erecta)

Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith. 2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Jardin botanique national de Belgique. 1967-. Flore du Congo, du Rwanda et du Burundi (Flore d'Afrique centrale).
  6. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  7. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis, ed. 2.
  8. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: = Tagetes lunulata Ortega?
  9. Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
  10. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  11. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  12. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  13. Wursten, B. et al. Flora of Zimbabwe (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Chowdhuri, T. K. & K. Deka. 2019. Biodiversity and conservation of ornamental crops. In: Rajasekharan, P. E. & V. R. Rao, Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources 139-216. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3669-0_6.
Food additivescoloring Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. 590. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
Materialstannin/dyestuff Cannon, J. & M. Cannon. 1994. Dye plants and dyeing The Herbert Press & The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest control Santos, P. C. et al. 2015. Phytotoxicity of Tagetes erecta L. and Tagetes patula L. on plant germination and growth. S. African J. Bot. 100:114-121. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.05.013.
Non-vertebrate poisonsplant pest controlwhen intercropped with other cropsHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=36202. Accessed 17 April 2026.