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|familia=Asteraceae
|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Tagetes
|genus=Tagetes
|species=lucida
|species=lucida
|common_name=Mexican mint, Spanish tarragon, Sweet mace
|common_name=Mexican mint, Spanish tarragon, Sweet mace, Mexican Tarragon
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht box=16
|Min ht box=16
|Min ht metric=in
|Min ht metric=in
|Max wd box=32
|Max wd box=32
|Max wd metric=in
|Max wd metric=in
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|features=flowers, fragrance, edible
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flowers=orange, yellow
|flowers=orange, yellow
|min_zone=9
|min_zone=9
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|sunset_zones=8-10, 12-24, 26-29
|image=Upload.png
|image=Tagetes lucida flower.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
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}}
'''''Tagetes lucida''''' (commonly called '''Pericón''', '''Mexican mint marigold''', '''Mexican tarragon''', '''Spanish tarragon''', or '''Texas tarragon''') is a half-hardy sub-shrub native to [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]]. It is eaten as an [[herb]] and is commonly used as a substitute for [[tarragon]]. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of [[anise]]. In late summer or early fall, the plant bears large clusters of small yellow flowers{{wp}}.
Unimpressive flowers, under 1/2 inch wide{{SSN}}.
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Tagetes lucida, Cav. Sweet-scented Marigold. A tender perennial plant, entirely distinct from the foregoing annuals in the sessile, lanceolate lvs. and small, usually 2-3-rayed fls. in dense, terminal corymbs. The fls. have a much more agreeable odor than the other species cult. Mex. B.M. 740. R.H. 1895, p. 505.—Sometimes used as a substitute for tarragon, which see.
Tagetes lucida, Cav. Sweet-scented Marigold. A tender perennial plant, entirely distinct from the foregoing annuals in the sessile, lanceolate lvs. and small, usually 2-3-rayed fls. in dense, terminal corymbs. The fls. have a much more agreeable odor than the other species cult. Mex.—Sometimes used as a substitute for tarragon, which see.
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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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Perennial often grown as annual{{SSN}}.
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