Asteraceae FAMILY
Tagetes tenuifolia
Tagetes tenuifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tagetes tenuifolia is an annual plant growing up to 80cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible leaves. It can be grown as a companion plant in gardens and is often grown as an ornamental in gardens around the world[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern N. America - Mexico, south through Central America to northwestern S. America
HabitatGrows in the pine-oak forest zone[ 181 Title Meet Flora Mexicana. Publication Author Pesman. M. W. Publisher Dale S. King. Arizona. Year 1962 ISBN - Description Very readable flora but rather lacking botanically. A few notes on useful plants. ]. A garden escape in the USA where it grows along the sides of roads[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].