Distribution: Occurring scattered locations on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Roadsides and other waste places.
Flowers: August-September
Origin: Introduced from Asia
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Bees, flies, beetles, wasps
Coarse, fragrant perennial, the stem 5-12 dm. tall, glabrous below but with appressed, aligned hairs above.
Basal leaves elliptic or broadly oblanceolate with rounded teeth, the blade 10-25 cm. long and 2.5-8 cm. wide, with a petiole of similar length; cauline leaves smaller and sessile; leaves silky when young, becoming glabrate.
Basal leaves elliptic or broadly oblanceolate with rounded teeth, the blade 10-25 cm. long and 2.5-8 cm. wide, with a petiole of similar length; cauline leaves smaller and sessile; leaves silky when young, becoming glabrate.
Achenes sub-terete, 10-ribbed.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 2: 845. 1753.
Chrysanthemum balsamita (L.) Baillon [HC]
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Tanacetum balsamita in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Tanacetum balsamita checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Tanacetum balsamita information.
E-Flora BC: Tanacetum balsamita atlas page.
CalPhotos: Tanacetum balsamita photos.
USDA Plants: Tanacetum balsamita information.
