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Tanacetum parthenium
featherfew, feverfew
Specimens
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Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Nevada, east to the Rocky Mountains.

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, wastelots, and other distrubed areas at low elevations.

Flowers: June-November

Origin: Introduced from Europe

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bees, wasps, moths

Description:
General:

Highly aromatic, branching perennial, 2-8 dm. tall, covered with fine, white-woolly hairs.

Leaves:

Leaves yellow-green, once or twice pinnate, the segments broad.

Flowers:

Heads in few-flowered umbels at the ends of the branches; disk 10-25 mm. wide; ray flowers white, occasionally wanting, 4-10 mm. long and nearly as wide; disk flowers numerous, yellow.

Accepted Name:
Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.
Publication: Tanaceteen. 55. 1844.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh. [HC]
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Tanacetum parthenium in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.

WA Flora Checklist: Tanacetum parthenium checklist entry.

OregonFlora: Tanacetum parthenium information.

E-Flora BC: Tanacetum parthenium atlas page.

CalPhotos: Tanacetum parthenium photos.

USDA Plants: Tanacetum parthenium information.

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