Licorice Marigold Flower Click image below for high resolution macro image. Then click 'Close' in lower right corner to return. Licorice Marigold Flower Licorice Marigold Stem Licorice Marigold Plant


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Licorice Marigold.
Tagetes micrantha
Aster (Asteraceae) family.

Annuals, 3-15(-35+) cm. Leaf blades 10-25(-35+) overall, lobes or leaflets 0 or 3-5, linear to filiform, 10-25(-35+) × 0.5-1.5+ mm. Heads borne ± singly. Peduncles 10-50+ mm. Involucres 9-12+ × 1-2 mm. Ray florets 0-1+; laminae ochroleucous to yellowish, ± oblong, 1.5-2.5 mm. Disc florets 5-6+; corollas 2.5-3.5 mm. Cypselae 7 mm; pappi of 2 ± subulate-aristate scales 4-5+ mm plus 2 distinct, oblong to ovate, ± erose scales 1.5-2.5 mm.

Santa Catalina Mountains
Location: Inspiration Rock Picnic Area.
8/20/15

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