As a comment about Signet Marigold (Tagetes tenuifolia 'Paprika'), poisondartfrog wrote:

I do not think Tagetes erecta is an acceptable species for this plant. Tagetes tenuifolia is the correct designation.
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Jun 27, 2014 11:22 PM CST
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Tagetes tenuifolia is a synonym for Tagetes erecta.

http://www.catalogueoflife.org...
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Jun 28, 2014 4:41 AM CST
Name: Alana H
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OK. Thanks. I've never seen that anywhere else. I see patula there too, as a synonym.
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Jun 28, 2014 11:50 AM CST
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Name: Zuzu
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T. patula is an accepted species name, but T. patula var. patula and T. patula f. patula are synonyms for T. erecta.
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Jun 28, 2014 11:52 AM CST
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
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Aug 2, 2014 12:40 PM CST
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Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)
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All of the information I gave you earlier has now been changed in the Catalogue of Life, as of 29 July 2014. T. tenuifolia is an accepted name again.
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Aug 2, 2014 12:58 PM CST
Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Greenhouse Hibiscus Seed Starter Container Gardener Keeper of Poultry Rabbit Keeper
Frogs and Toads Dog Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Annuals Bee Lover Butterflies
Thank you so much! Hurray! I stopped suggesting new Marigolds for the database because I was bothered by the absence of tenuifolia. I usually embrace reclassification, but that one was hard to accept.
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