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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Tagetes''
| image = French marigold.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = French Marigold
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| tribus = [[Tageteae]]
| genus = '''''Tagetes'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
About 59, including:<br>
''[[Tagetes erecta]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes filifolia]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes lacera]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes lucida]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes minuta]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes patula]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes tenuifolia]]''<br>
as well as numerous hybrids
}}
[[Image:Tagetes lucida (tagete luisante).JPG|thumb|left|''Tagetes lucida'']]
[[Image:Tagetes minuta00.jpg|thumb|left|''Tagetes minuta'']]
'''''Tagetes''''' is a [[genus]] of about 60 species of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]]s in the [[daisy family]] ([[Asteraceae]]). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern United States into [[Mexico]] and south throughout [[South America]].
They are known almost universally in North America as '''Marigold''' (not to be confused with the genus ''[[Calendula]]'', which goes by the same name in some areas), 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.
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.
The foliage has a musky/pungent scent, though some later varieties have been bred to be scentless. It is said to deter some common [[insect]] pests (although it is recorded as a food plant for some [[Lepidoptera]] [[larva]]e including [[Dot Moth]]), as well as [[nematode]]s. ''Tagetes'' are hence often used in [[companion planting]]. ''T. minuta'' (Khakibush), originally from South America, has been used as a source of essential oil, known as tagette, for the perfume industry as well as a flavourant in the food and tobacco industries in South Africa, where the species is also a useful pioneer plant in the reclamation of disturbed land. Some of the perennial species are deer, rabbit, rodent and javalina resistant.
The common name, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's Gold", and the plant is associated with the Virgin Mary in Christian stories.
The marigold was regarded as the flower of the dead in pre-Hispanic Mexico, parallel to the [[lily]] in Europe, and is still widely used in the [[Day of the Dead]] celebrations.
The marigold is also widely cultivated in [[India]], particularly the species ''[[Tagetes erecta|T. erecta]]'', ''[[Tagetes patula|T. patula]]'', and ''[[Tagetes tenuifolia|T. tenuifolia]]''. Vast quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decoration for weddings, festivals, and religious events.<ref name="Gupta 2002">{{cite web
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020909/agro.htm#3
|title=Let the flower of gods bless you |accessdate=2007-09-01
|last=Gupta |first=Y.C. |coauthors=Y. D. Sharma and N.S. Pathania
|date=2002-09-09 |work=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India (web site)
}}</ref>
<gallery>
Image:Tagetes.png|African Marigold flower - "Tagetes Spp."
Image:African Marigold.jpg|African Marigold - "Tagetes erecta"
Image:Tagetes-anatomy.jpg|Tagetes-anatomy
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-1.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-2.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-3.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
</gallery>
See also [[marigold]] for other plants with this name.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Marigold.htm Marigold Commercial Greenhouse Production]
*Plant Cultures: [http://www.plantcultures.org.uk/plants/marigold_landing.html Use of marigolds in Asian culture]
*[http://www.bookofherbs.com/a/African_Marigol_rarde.htm African Marigold - A description from the 1636 book "The Herball or Generall Historie of Plants"]
| name = ''Tagetes''
| image = French marigold.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = French Marigold
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]]
| tribus = [[Tageteae]]
| genus = '''''Tagetes'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
About 59, including:<br>
''[[Tagetes erecta]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes filifolia]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes lacera]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes lucida]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes minuta]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes patula]]''<br>
''[[Tagetes tenuifolia]]''<br>
as well as numerous hybrids
}}
[[Image:Tagetes lucida (tagete luisante).JPG|thumb|left|''Tagetes lucida'']]
[[Image:Tagetes minuta00.jpg|thumb|left|''Tagetes minuta'']]
'''''Tagetes''''' is a [[genus]] of about 60 species of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant]]s in the [[daisy family]] ([[Asteraceae]]). They are native to the area stretching from the southwestern United States into [[Mexico]] and south throughout [[South America]].
They are known almost universally in North America as '''Marigold''' (not to be confused with the genus ''[[Calendula]]'', which goes by the same name in some areas), 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.
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.
The foliage has a musky/pungent scent, though some later varieties have been bred to be scentless. It is said to deter some common [[insect]] pests (although it is recorded as a food plant for some [[Lepidoptera]] [[larva]]e including [[Dot Moth]]), as well as [[nematode]]s. ''Tagetes'' are hence often used in [[companion planting]]. ''T. minuta'' (Khakibush), originally from South America, has been used as a source of essential oil, known as tagette, for the perfume industry as well as a flavourant in the food and tobacco industries in South Africa, where the species is also a useful pioneer plant in the reclamation of disturbed land. Some of the perennial species are deer, rabbit, rodent and javalina resistant.
The common name, "marigold", is derived from "Mary's Gold", and the plant is associated with the Virgin Mary in Christian stories.
The marigold was regarded as the flower of the dead in pre-Hispanic Mexico, parallel to the [[lily]] in Europe, and is still widely used in the [[Day of the Dead]] celebrations.
The marigold is also widely cultivated in [[India]], particularly the species ''[[Tagetes erecta|T. erecta]]'', ''[[Tagetes patula|T. patula]]'', and ''[[Tagetes tenuifolia|T. tenuifolia]]''. Vast quantities of marigolds are used in garlands and decoration for weddings, festivals, and religious events.<ref name="Gupta 2002">{{cite web
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020909/agro.htm#3
|title=Let the flower of gods bless you |accessdate=2007-09-01
|last=Gupta |first=Y.C. |coauthors=Y. D. Sharma and N.S. Pathania
|date=2002-09-09 |work=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India (web site)
}}</ref>
<gallery>
Image:Tagetes.png|African Marigold flower - "Tagetes Spp."
Image:African Marigold.jpg|African Marigold - "Tagetes erecta"
Image:Tagetes-anatomy.jpg|Tagetes-anatomy
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-1.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-2.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
Image:Tagetes-flower grow-3.jpg|Tagetes-flower grow
</gallery>
See also [[marigold]] for other plants with this name.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/Marigold.htm Marigold Commercial Greenhouse Production]
*Plant Cultures: [http://www.plantcultures.org.uk/plants/marigold_landing.html Use of marigolds in Asian culture]
*[http://www.bookofherbs.com/a/African_Marigol_rarde.htm African Marigold - A description from the 1636 book "The Herball or Generall Historie of Plants"]
