Complicated yellow flower - top view, Amber Mountain, Madagascar

Captured in a botanical garden.

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WildFlower

Lion

Is this some kind of marigold (Tagetes sp.)? Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I can see the resemblance, for example here:
  http://www.floravera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/01tagetes02.jpg
  
  Still the pedals look a bit different on the outer ring, so I'm not really sure. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    The petals or single florets to be more precise can be different depending on the variety. You should rather compare the leaves.
    http://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/Tagetes%20erecta%20yellow.JPG
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagetes_erecta Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Good point, and this Tagetes Erecta species looks like a pretty solid match to me. Will identify it as such, anybody is of course free to challenge it later. Posted 9 years ago

The Mexican marigold

"Tagetes erecta", the Mexican marigold, also called Aztec marigold, is a species of the genus "Tagetes" native to Mexico and Central America. Despite its being native to the Americas, it is often called African marigold. In Mexico, this plant is found in the wild in the states of San Luis Potosí, Chiapas, State of México, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by Ferdy Christant