African Marigold vs Sweetscented marigold

Tagetes erecta compared with Tagetes lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Marigold	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order same	Asterales (نجميات)	Asterales (نجميات)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Tagetes	Tagetes
Species	Tagetes erecta	Tagetes lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

African Marigold and Sweetscented marigold share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tagetes.

Conservation Status

African Marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Marigold	Sweetscented marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Marigold

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and United States.

African Marigold

The African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is a species in the genus Tagetes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇮🇳 India 🇺🇸 United States