flor de muerto vs pericón

Tagetes erecta compared with Tagetes lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flor de muerto	pericón
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Tagetes	Tagetes
Species	Tagetes erecta	Tagetes lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

flor de muerto and pericón share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tagetes.

Conservation Status

flor de muerto

NE — Not Evaluated

pericón

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flor de muerto	pericón
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flor de muerto

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).

pericón

Habitat

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

Range

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

flor de muerto

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