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Tagetes erecta L.

African marigold (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Tagetes erecta is an occasional garden escape native to Mexico; it can be distinguished from Tagetes patula by the swelling of the stem just below each flower-head.

Menai Bridge (VC52: Anglesey); 2015-10-11

 African marigold / Tagetes erecta: _Tagetes erecta_ is an occasional garden escape native to Mexico; it can be distinguished from _Tagetes patula_ by the swelling of the stem just below each flower-head.

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