Tagetes erecta L.

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Worldwide distribution:	Native in the Americas and occasionally naturalized elsewhere
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Insects associated with this species:	Pseudoradiarctia scita (Larval food plant)
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 164 - 165. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 727 - 728. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 33.

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Flora of Malawi: Tagetes erecta
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Tagetes erecta
Flora of Zambia: Tagetes erecta
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Tagetes erecta

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tagetes erecta
African Plant Database: Tagetes erecta
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tagetes erecta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tagetes erecta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tagetes erecta
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iNaturalist: Tagetes erecta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tagetes erecta
JSTOR Plant Science: Tagetes erecta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tagetes erecta
Plants of the World Online: Tagetes erecta
Tropicos: Tagetes erecta
Wikipedia: Tagetes erecta