Tagetes parryi is a Mesoamerican species of marigold in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the State of San Luis Potosí in northeastern Mexico.Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs. 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
Tagetes parryi is a branching perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are pinnately compound with 5-7 leaflets. The plant produces one flower head per flower stalk, yellow, each head containing 8 ray florets surrounding numerous disc florets.Rydberg, Per Axel 1913. in Britton, Nathaniel Lord, North American Flora 34: 152
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