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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

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Facts About this Plant:

Synonyms: Boebera papposa, Tagetes papposa
Lifespan: Annual
Zones: N/A
Type: Forb
Bloom Time: July - October
Status: Native
Range:


Dyssodia papposa, or Fetid Marigold, is native to the Central US, but is considered adventive in the Southwest, as well as MIssouri, Illinois and some of the Great Lakes region and New England. It is an annual that grows in dry, sandy, gravelly areas along roads, in waste areas and disturbed areas, as well as in prairies and fields. It blooms from early summer into fall, with small yellow flowers. The plant has a smell that some describe as "not unpleasant," while others as call it "malodorous" - the smell is similar to a skunk!

This plant looks similar to some other plants, like Matricaria discoidea, but this plant can be pretty easily distinguished by the smell it emits, as well as by the orange-yellow glands that can be found all over the plant, from which the scent comes



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