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Tagetes erecta L.
Marigold

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:887 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, much-branched, odiferous annual, herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. orange, Aug to Sep. Red-brown clay, loam over granite. Road verges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 January 2003

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Gosnells, Northampton, Serpentine-Jarrahdale.