Common Name: tansyScientific Name: Tanacetum vulgare L.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and short rhizomes Stemsupright, tall, smooth or mostly so, five angled Leavesalternate, pinnately compound, leaflets deeply toothed, appear almost fern-like, leaf stem winged Flowers heads of golden yellow disk (tubulate) florets, ray (ligulate) usually absent, form button-like disk; flat-topped clusters, terminal