Asteraceae
Aztec marigold
Tagetes erecta
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Tagetes
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Common names
By language (44)
- ace
- Seurunè
- Arabic
- مخملية قائمة, جاتف, قطيفة, نوفر
- Armenian
- Թավշածաղիկ ուղղաձիգ, Թավշածաղիկ ացտեկական, Թավշածաղիկ աֆրիկյան
- arz
- مخمليه قائمه
- ban
- Gemitir
- Belarusian
- Аксаміткі прамастаячыя, Аксаміткі прамастойныя
- Catalan
- Clavell asteca, Clavell de moro mexicà
- Central Kurdish
- شەسپەڕ
- Chinese
- 万寿菊, 萬壽菊, 万寿菊花, 孔雀草, 红黄草, 细叶万寿菊, 臭芙蓉, 南非万寿菊
- Czech
- Aksamitník vzpřímený
- Dutch
- Groot Afrikaantje
- English
- Aztec marigold, African marigold, Aztec mariwanol relagantus, Gumitir, Tagetes
- Estonian
- Kõrge peiulill
- Finnish
- Isosamettikukka
- French
- Rose d'Inde, Cempasuchil, Cempasúchil, Cempaxochitl, Zempaxuchitl
- German
- Aufrechte Studentenblume
- Greek
- Ταγέτης ο ορθοφυής
- Hindi
- गेंदा
- Hungarian
- Nagy büdöske
- Indonesian
- Tahi kotok
- Japanese
- センジュギク, アフリカンマリーゴールド
- Kannada
- ಚೆಂಡು ಹೂ
- Konkani
- ಶಿಂವ್ತಿ
- Korean
- 천수국
- Macedonian
- Исправена кадифка, Исправено џунџуле
- Malay
- Tagetes, Bung tahi ayam, Bunga tahi kotok, Kembang emas, Kembang mas, Marigold
- Malayalam
- ആഫ്രിക്കൻ ചെണ്ടുമല്ലി, ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മാരിഗോൾഡ്
- Marathi
- झेंडू
- nah
- Cempōhualxōchitl
- Odia
- ଗେଣ୍ଡୁଫୁଲ
- Persian
- جعفری گل درشت
- Polish
- Aksamitka wzniesiona, Aksamitek wzniesiony, Szarańcza wielkokwiatowa, Szarańcza wzniesiona
- Russian
- Бархатцы прямостоячие, Бархатцы африканские
- Slovak
- Aksamietnica vzpriamená, Aksamietnica rozložitá
- Spanish
- Cempasúchil, Flor de muerto, Cempasuchil, Cempaxochitl, Cempaxóchitl, Cempoal, Clemole
- Swedish
- Stort sammetsblomster
- szy
- Nipaluma-wangsuci, wangsoci
- Tajik
- Гули ҷаъфарӣ
- Tamil
- கட்டிக் கேந்தி
- tcy
- ಚೆಂಡ್ ಪೂ
- Thai
- ดาวเรือง
- Urdu
- گیندائے قائمہ, African marigold, Aztec marigold, گینداۓ قائمہ
- Vietnamese
- Cúc vạn thọ, Vạn thọ
- Welsh
- Gold talsyth
Synonyms
- Tagetes erecta var. erecta
- Tagetes ernstii H.Rob. & Nicolson
- Tagetes excelsa Soule
- Tagetes heterocarpha Rydb.
- Tagetes major Gaertn.
- Tagetes patula f. patula
- Tagetes patula var. patula
- Tagetes remotiflora Kunze
- Tagetes tenuifolia Kunth
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, September to November (from 647 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lisong, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Albertus Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Gómez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Soleil lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Алёна Осипова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judgefloro, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alice N, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.