30 Graines Tagetes minuta, Oeillet d'Inde géant

Tagetes minuta, giant India eyelet | Graines reproductibles, Graines Non Traitées

Tagetes minuta is a plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern half ofSouth America but is now spread all over the world and more particularly near the vineyards of the Côte Vermeille (Roussillon). It is between 60 and 120 cm high, or even 2 m tall and grows in rubble, uncultivated places, at the edge of roads and paths (more or less nitrophilic species). It is known as huacatay (from quechua wakatay2)

A highly fragrant plant (lemongrass + apple, pink grapefruit), it is used in perfumery (essential oil) and as an aromatic for meat (in South America).

It has been used at one time as an infusion to treat respiratory and gastric infections.

Its sap can cause allergies to the skin.

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Content subject to licence CC-BY-SA 3.0. Source : Article Tagetes minuta by Wikipedia in French (authors)