Tithonia

Tithonia subsp. var.	Mexican sunflower
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Tithonia (of mythological derivation; Tithonus was the favorite of Aurora). Compositae. Robust half-hardy annuals sometimes shrubby at base: lvs. alternate, petioled, entire or 3-lobed: heads large, on a long thickened peduncle, heterogamous; ray-fls. neuter, disk-fls. perfect and fertile; involucre hemispherical or broadly campanulate; receptacle convex; corolla yellow, ray-fls. ligulate, disk-fls. tubular, 5-toothed: achenes somewhat pilose.—About 10 species, Mex., Cent. Amer., and W. Indies. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

Species include:

• Tithonia calva
• Tithonia diversifolia (tree marigold)
• Tithonia rotundifolia
• Tithonia thurberi Gray (Arizona sunflower weed)

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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