Tagetes sp. in Iowa, USA. (17 June 2024)
Marigolds are native to parts of Central America. Certain species have been extensively cultivated as decorative flowering plants.
Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Asterales, Asteraceae
Locality: cultivar at a south-bound Interstate 29 rest stop, ~8 miles south of downtown Sioux City, western Woodbury County, northwestern Iowa, USA
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See info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes