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Tanacetum vulgare  L.
Common tansy
© 2011 Ramona Robison
© 2005 George W. Hartwell
© 2016 Svetlana Yegorova
© 2007 Louis-M. Landry
© 2012 Richard Spellenberg
© 2014 Zoya Akulova
Tanacetum vulgare is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate
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~94 records in California
redone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Tanacetum
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the leaf of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSChrysanthemum vulgare
PLANTSTanacetum boreale
PLANTSTanacetum vulgare var. crispum
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/28/2025).