Fetid Marigold

Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) Hitchc. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 28 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Fetid Marigold: Melanchra picta, Spilosoma virginica

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.