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'''''Tagetes''''' ({{pron-en|təˈdʒiːtiːz}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of 51 species of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]]s in the [[daisy family]] ([[Asteraceae]] or [[Compositae]]). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern [[United States]] into [[Mexico]] and south throughout [[South America]].  The different species vary in size from 0.05-2.2 m tall. They have pinnate green [[Leaf|leaves]], and white, golden, orange, yellow, to an almost red [[Flower|floral]] heads typically (0.1-) to 4-6&nbsp;cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets{{wp}}.

'''''Tagetes''''' is a [[genus]] of 51 species of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]]s in the [[daisy family]] ([[Asteraceae]] or [[Compositae]]). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern [[United States]] into [[Mexico]] and south throughout [[South America]].  The different species vary in size from 0.05-2.2 m tall. They have pinnate green [[Leaf|leaves]], and white, golden, orange, yellow, to an almost red [[Flower|floral]] heads typically (0.1-) to 4-6 cm diameter, generally with both ray florets and disc florets{{wp}}.

''Tagetes'' (possibly from the name of an [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]] god<ref>http://www.plants.am/wiki/Tagetes</ref>) are known almost universally in North America as '''marigold''', or variously as '''Mexican marigolds''' (or ''[[cempasúchil]]''), '''African marigolds''' (usually referring to cultivars and hybrids of ''T. erecta'', although this species is not native to Africa), or '''French marigolds''' (usually referring to hybrids and cultivars of ''T. patula'', many of which were developed in France although the species is not native to that country). At least one species is a naturalized weed in Africa, Hawaii, and Australia{{wp}}.   

''Tagetes'' (possibly from the name of an [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan]] god<ref>http://www.plants.am/wiki/Tagetes</ref>) are known almost universally in North America as '''marigold''', or variously as '''Mexican marigolds''' (or ''[[cempasúchil]]''), '''African marigolds''' (usually referring to cultivars and hybrids of ''T. erecta'', although this species is not native to Africa), or '''French marigolds''' (usually referring to hybrids and cultivars of ''T. patula'', many of which were developed in France although the species is not native to that country). At least one species is a naturalized weed in Africa, Hawaii, and Australia{{wp}}.