Pollinator plant

Marigold

Tagetes spec.

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Common names

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  • Marigold
Sources & name notes

Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

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Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Tagetes; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Genus-level native range: Subtrop. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping. This is the combined range of the genus; individual species differ.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Marigold (Tagetes spec.) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Tagetes — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2943145; ID 7RYV; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Tagetes — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 555729; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1710766, 1710769, 1710770, 1710781, 1710782, 1710783, 1710784, 1710785, 1710786, 1710788, 1710789, 1710790, 1710791, 1710792, 1710793, 1710805, 1710806, 1710807, 1710808, 1710810, 1710811, 1710812, 1710813, 1710815, 1710816, 1710817, 1710818, 1710819, 1710820, 1710821, 1710822

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.