Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Tagetes micrantha has a minute inflorescence with mostly one small white ray flower and 3-5 disc florets. The entire plant is very hard to spot and may easily missed along the roadside at middle elevations. The pappus consists of two scales and two awns which are longer than the scales. Tagetes micrantha is found most commonly near low areas and where puddles persist along the road.
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Tagetes micrantha, photo Russ Kleinman, & Bill Norris, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 5, 2007
Tagetes micrantha, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Ben Lilly, Aug. 26, 2008
Tagetes micrantha, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Sept. 5, 2008
Tagetes micrantha, pappus of 2 scales and 2 awns, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Sept. 5, 2008
Tagetes micrantha, macro of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, along Hwy 15 N of Ben Lily memorial, August 28, 2021
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