Tageteae is a tribe of the plant family Asteraceae. It consists of approximately 260 species divided among 32 genera. All are found in the New World, with a center of diversity in the Mexican highlands. The type genus is Tagetes (marigolds).
Frederick Vernon Coville was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Chief botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was the first director of the United States National Arboretum. He made contribution to economic botany and helped shape American scientific policy of the time on plant and exploration research.
George Vasey was an English-born American botanist who collected a lot in Illinois before integrating the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he became Chief Botanist and curator of the greatly expanded National Herbarium.
Dicoria (twinbugs) is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Thurovia is a genus of Texan plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Trichocoryne is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.
Digitacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Glossarion is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Heterosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to North and South America.
Neblinaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Prionosciadium linearifolium is a plant known from the Mexican states of Puebla and Zacatecas. It is a biennial herb with compound leaves with long linear leaflets.
Tuberculocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
Tilesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species in the genus Tilesia are found in Cuba and South America.
Vicki Ann Funk was an American botanist and curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, known for her work on members of the composite family (Asteraceae) including collecting plants in many parts of the world, as well as her synthetic work on phylogenetics and biogeography.
Caroline Priscilla Bingham was an American botanist who was one of the earliest American women to publish scientific papers on botany. She was an influential collector of botanical specimens discovering a new genus and several new species. As a result of her discoveries Bingham had a genus and several algae species named in her honor.
Brickellia hebecarpa is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Mexico, the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Jalisco.
Xiphochaeta is a genus of South American plants in the Vernonieae tribe within the daisy family.
Deinandra greeneana is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.
Deinandra palmeri is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.
Aquilegia skinneri, commonly known as the Mexican columbine or Skinner's columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family.
