Tagetes minuta Muster-John-Henry (Compositae)

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Tagetes minuta
Muster-John-Henry
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The Tagetes minuta plant species is found in S. America. Naturalized in S. Europe[50]. It is a member of the Compositae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Muster-John-Henry. Some home gardeners know the variety as T. glandulifera. T. glandulosa.

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Latin Name:  Tagetes minuta
Common Name:  Muster-John-Henry
Family:  Compositae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  This species has an irritant sap that can cause dermatitis in sensative people[238].

Mature Height:  1.2   Mature Width:  0.6

Habitat:  Waste places and cultivated ground in S. Europe[50].

General Uses: This plant is widely used in companion planting schemes[238]. Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nemotodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing[200]. These root secretions also have a herbicidal effect, inhibiting the growth of certain plants growing nearby. It has been found effective against perennial weeds such as Ranunculus ficaria (Celandine), Aegopodium podagraria Ground elder), Glechoma hederacea (Ground ivy), Agropyron repens (Couch grass) and Convolvulus arvensis (Field bindweed)[200, 238]. An essential oil distilled from the leaves and flowering stems, harvested when the plant is forming seeds, is used as an insect repellent[46, 61]. It is also used in perfumery[238]. Dried plants can be hung indoors as an insect repellent[238].

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