Tagetes micrantha
Icon. 4: 31, plate 352. 1797.
Illustrated
Annuals, 3–15 (–35+) cm. Leaf-blades 10–25 (–35+) overall, lobes or leaflets 0 or 3–5, linear to filiform, 10–25 (–35+) × 0.5–1.5+ mm. Heads borne ± singly. Peduncles 10–50+ mm. Involucres 9–12+ × 1–2 mm. Ray-florets 0–1+; laminae ochroleucous to yellowish, ± oblong, 1.5–2.5 mm. Disc-florets 5–6+; corollas 2.5–3.5 mm. Cypselae 7 mm; pappi of 2 ± subulate-aristate scales 4–5+ mm plus 2 distinct, oblong to ovate, ± erose scales 1.5–2.5 mm. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, moist soils in meadows, juniper woodlands, pine forests
Elevation: 1500–2600 m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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