Tanacetum vulgare |
Tanacetum parthenium |
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common tansy |
featherfew, feverfew |
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Habit | Plants 4–15 dm. | Plants 2–6+ dm. |
Leaves | elliptic in outline, 2–25 × 2–10 cm; margins usually denticulate, 2-pinnately lobed; surfaces glabrous or lightly pubescent; primary lobes in 4–10 pairs; secondary lobes linear to oblanceolate or triangular. |
ovate to lanceolate in outline, 2–12 × 1–4 cm; margins often dentate, 1–2–pinnately lobed; surfaces glabrous or minutely pilose; primary lobes in 2–3(4) pairs; secondary lobes ovate to oblanceolate. |
Involucres | 3–5 × 5–10 mm. |
3–3.5 × 5–12 mm. |
Ray florets | 15–25; vestigial, yellow. |
10–40; rays 3–6 mm, white. |
Disc florets | corollas 1.5–2 mm, yellow. |
corollas 1–3 mm, yellow. |
Phyllaries | with chartaceous margins; inner often membranetipped. |
with chartaceous margins; inner not membranetipped. |
Fruits | 1–2 mm, brown, 4–5-ribbed, glabrous or gland-dotted; pappi 0 or of low crowns. |
1–2 mm, brown, glabrous, 5–8-ribbed; pappi 0 or of low crowns. |
Heads | 20–200; peduncles 2–15 mm, glabrous or villous. |
5–25; peduncles 1–10 cm, glabrous or puberulent. |
2n | =18. |
=18. |
Tanacetum vulgare |
Tanacetum parthenium |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Grasslands, riverbanks, roadsides, disturbed areas. Flowering Jul–Sep. 0–1400 m. BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; worldwide. Exotic. |
Woodlands, riverbanks, roadsides, disturbed areas. Flowering Jun–Oct. 0–1200 m. Lava, Sisk, WV. ID, NV, WA; widely scattered in North America; worldwide. Exotic. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 360 Kenton Chambers |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 360 Kenton Chambers |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum parthenium | |
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