PLANTS Profile for Tithonia diversifolia (tree marigold)

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PLANTS Profile

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray
tree marigold

Symbol:

TIDI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I

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Photo of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

MIDI7

Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl.

Distribution:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray


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USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 3 species in Tithonia

Classification:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Tithonia Desf. ex Juss. – tithonia
Species	Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray – tree marigold

Introduced Information:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38530.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 09:11 PM CDT