Tanacetum vulgare
thumb|240px|Illustration of a tansy Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Tanacetum in the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including North America, and in some areas has become invasive. It is also known as common tansy, bitter buttons, cow bitter, or golden buttons. The Latin word vulgare means "common".
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Tansy is a common flowering plant native to Europe and Asia that belongs to the aster family and has spread to other regions around the world. In some areas where it has been introduced, it has become invasive, meaning it spreads aggressively and can outcompete native plants.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
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12 sectionsContents
- Description
- History and distribution
- History of uses
- Insect repellent
- Toxicity
- Culinary uses
- Ethnomedical use
- Among Native Americans
- Other uses
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|240px|Illustration of a tansy Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Tanacetum in the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world, including North America, and in some areas has become invasive. It is also known as common tansy, bitter buttons, cow bitter, or golden buttons. The Latin word vulgare means "common".
==Description== thumb|Blue tansy (Tanacetum annuum) essential oil in a clear glass vial, not to be confused with the oil from common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) which is not blue.