Tagetes patula
French Marigold
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- weed
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Compositae
- Genus
- Tagetes
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Asterales | Asteraceae | Tagetes
External: GBIF #3088488
2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Tagetes patula.
biocontrol 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Pratylenchus spp. · effect: beneficial
“produce a nematicidal chemical, thiophene α-terthienyl, and have been widely reported to provide effective control”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Pratylenchus spp. · effect: beneficial
“have been widely reported to provide effective control of Pratylenchus spp. when used as a cover crop”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Genus-level evidence
2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Tagetes sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Tagetes patula.
- biocontrol · Tagetes spp. → plant-parasitic nematodes · effect: beneficial
“marigolds, are antagonistic to nematodes because they release substances”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 309 #6493885 - pathogen pressure · Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis → Tagetes spp. · effect: harmful
“tagetitoxin, produced by P. syringae pv. tagetis in marigold leaf spot disease”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 193 #6493735
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
pollination 5
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula Russo, Laura; Fitzpatrick, Una; Larkin, Michelle et al. (2022). Database of plant-flower visitor interactions from Ireland [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kwh70rz47. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/russo2022/archive/1bd53f013d878a3ebfdf1126e2708558973790f6.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
attractant 5
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula Russo, Laura; Fitzpatrick, Una; Larkin, Michelle et al. (2022). Database of plant-flower visitor interactions from Ireland [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kwh70rz47. Accessed at <https://github.com/globalbioticinteractions/russo2022/archive/1bd53f013d878a3ebfdf1126e2708558973790f6.zip> on 23 May 2026. DOI
- GloBI visitsFlowersOf Tagetes patula https://www.bumblebeewatch.org/metadata/