NameThatPlant.net: Tanacetum balsamita

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tanacetum balsamita FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tanacetum balsamita FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Mint-geranium, Costmary, Sweetmary

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tanacetum balsamita FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tanacetum balsamita FAMILY Asteraceae__

4205

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Yellow
Rays: Absent usually (sometimes 12-15 white rays)
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers (if present) pistillate & fertile

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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