Tageteae

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Marigold Tribe
Tagetes patula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Tageteae
Genera
Adenopappus Adenophyllum Bajacalia Boeberastrum Boeberoides Chyrsactinia Dysodiopsis Dyssodia Gymnlaena Harnackia Hydrodyssodia Hydropectis Lescaillea Leucactinia Nicolletia Pectis Porophyllum Schizotrichia Strotheria Tagetes Thymophylla Urbinella Vilobia

Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 216 species divided among 28 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. It is typified by the genus Tagetes (marygolds).

Some authors include these plants within a more broadly defined tribe Heliantheae.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ 187. Asteraceae. Flora of North America. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.