Tanacetum vulgare

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusTanacetum
Species:Tanacetum vulgare L.
Common NameTansy
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 7; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 17; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 3; Petal Number: 4; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Chrysanthemum uliginosum Chrysanthemum uliginosum Pers.
Chrysanthemum vulgare Chrysanthemum vulgare (L.) Bernh.
Tanacetum boreale Tanacetum boreale DC.
Tanacetum vulgare var. crispum Tanacetum vulgare var. crispum Dc.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Clark (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Mercer (KY), Monroe (KY), Oldham (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trigg (KY), Bledsoe (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Putnam (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 2005

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA009467 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Tanacetum vulgare
BEREA007884 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007885 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007889 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007906 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007905 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007894 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007883 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007887 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007890 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007893 Lincoln Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007891 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007907 DeKalb Tennessee
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007892 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007898 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007902 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007901 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007904 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007897 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007888 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007895 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007886 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
31973000006020 Campbell Kentucky 13 Aug 1978 Thieret, John
50664
KNK
Tanacetum vulgare
TENN-V-0235311 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Tanacetum vulgare
TENN-V-0235310 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Tanacetum vulgare
BEREA024109 Harlan Kentucky
BEREA
Tanacetum vulgare
APSC0090739 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Tanacetum vulgare
APSC0112029 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Tanacetum vulgare
APSC0090737 Oldham Kentucky
APSC
Tanacetum vulgare
APSC0090738 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Tanacetum vulgare
HTTU013125 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Tanacetum vulgare
HTTU008685 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Tanacetum vulgare
UCHT029545 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Tanacetum vulgare
UCHT039708 Putnam Tennessee
UCHT
Tanacetum vulgare
UOS01465 Franklin Tennessee 20 May 2005 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Tanacetum vulgare
31234100303393 DeKalb Tennessee 11 Jun 1987 Ronald L. Jones
4892C
EKY
Tanacetum vulgare
31234100303377 Mercer Kentucky 18 Jul 1993 David D. Taylor
17368
EKY
Tanacetum vulgare
BEREA007882 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007899 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007900 Magoffin Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007896 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
BEREA007903 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Chrysanthemum vulgare
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Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes
Tanacetum vulgare - Dwayne Estes