Tanacetum vulgare

Common Name: 
tansy
Scientific Name: 
Tanacetum vulgare L.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and short rhizomes
Stems
upright, tall, smooth or mostly so, five angled
Growth Habit of Tansy
Growth Habit of Tansy
Growth Habit of Tansy
Leaves
alternate, pinnately compound, leaflets deeply toothed, appear almost fern-like, leaf stem winged
Leaves of Tansy
Leaves of Tansy
Flowers
heads of golden yellow disk (tubulate) florets, ray (ligulate) usually absent, form button-like disk; flat-topped clusters, terminal
Flowers of Tansy
Flowers of Tansy