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Marigold

Tagetes sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-size yellow Marigold flowers, probably a species of the genus "Tagetes." I spotted a (Common) Buckeye butterfly feeding on the same type of flowers recently: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7504219 Thanks to PN Rangers dandoucette and alicelongmartin for their helpful species ID suggestions!

Habitat:

The Children’s Garden at Hollin Meadows Science and Math Focus School. Related Resource: http://www.fcps.edu/HollinMeadowsES/

Notes:

© Copyright 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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