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Tanacetum vulgare

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Tanacetum vulgare

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Also known as tansy, bitter buttons

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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Tanacetum vulgare, commonly known as tansy or Common Tansy, is a species within the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida and the order Asterales. The scientific name is attributed to L., and the taxon is recognized as accepted.

Records of this plant are held by institutions including CMN, QUE, and CAS. Specimens have been documented in Canada and the United States. The species has an occurrence count of 663556, with 5947 specific records and 4491 media items associated with it.

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Species

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAlbania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Corse
Observations recorded663,556

Common Name: tansy

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
5,947
With media
4,491
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
CMN, QUE, CAS
Recorded in
Canada, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
poisonous plant
Parent taxon
Tanacetum
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Tanacetum vulgare - harilik soolikarohi Keilas2.jpg
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species
taxon name
Tanacetum vulgare
Commons category
Tanacetum vulgare
taxon common name
太白艾
Commons gallery
Tanacetum vulgare
has fruit type
achene
taxon range
Xinjiang
short name
T. vulgare
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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