Tagetes lucida

Species category

Flower, Weed

Common name

sweetscented marigold

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Oblanceolate

Size

  • Length 5–6 mm
  • Width 0.6–1 mm
  • Thickness 0.6–1 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Rough

Other structures

Surface is mostly made of black longitudinal ribs.

Identification notes

There are short united scales with a few longer bristles for a pappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
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Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Tagetes lucida Cav.

 Tagetes lucida.  Achenes with short united scales with a few longer bristles for a pappus. 
Tagetes lucida. Achenes with short united scales with a few longer bristles for a pappus.