Dyssodia papposa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) Hitchc.

Fetid marigold

2013 Justy Leppert

2015 Richard Spellenberg

Dyssodia papposa is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~6 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Dyssodia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Boebera papposa
PLANTS	Tagetes papposa

Information about Dyssodia papposa from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DYPA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/12/2025).