Asteraceae
Tree marigold
Tithonia diversifolia
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Tithonia
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- تيثونيا متنوعة الأوراق
- Burmese
- တောနေကြာပန်း
- Chinese
- 王爺葵, 肿柄菊, 腫柄菊, 假树科一种, 肿柄菊叶
- English
- Tree marigold, Tree marigold, Mexican sunflower
- French
- Tournesol mexicain, Petite fleur soleil
- German
- Mexikanische Sonnenblume
- Hebrew
- טיתוניה שונת־עלים
- Indonesian
- Paitan
- Japanese
- ニトベギク
- Javanese
- Paitan
- Kinyarwanda
- Icyicamahirwe
- Malay
- Paitan
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇဝၢႆးဝႃႇ, မွၵ်ႇပၢၼ်းၸိူၼ်းထိူၼ်ႇ
- Sundanese
- Ki pait
- Tamil
- காட்டுச் சூரியகாந்தி
- Thai
- บัวตอง, ดอกบัวตอง
- Tongan
- Siolaʻā siʻi
- Vietnamese
- Dã quỳ, Hoa quỳ
Synonyms
- Helianthus quinquelobus Sessé & Moc.
- Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl.
- Tithonia diversifolia subsp. diversifolia
- Tithonia diversifolia subsp. glabriuscula S.F.Blake
- Tithonia diversifolia var. diversifolia
- Tithonia diversifolia var. glabriuscula S.F.Blake
- Tithonia triloba Sch.Bip. ex Klatt
- Urbanisol tagetiflora f. grandiflorus Kuntze
- Urbanisol tagetiflora var. flavus Kuntze
- Urbanisol tagetifolius f. grandiflorus Kuntze
- Urbanisol tagetifolius var. diversifolius Kuntze
- Urbanisol tagetifolius var. diversifolius (Hemsl.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Cenek Jansa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Stephan Martens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Juan Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: David E Mead, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: hallsusan0525, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: CookBooc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kurt Van Noten, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: George Muttathil Pulikurumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andre Lenin Carreon, 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.