Seasonal Wild Flowers

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Asteraceae

Golden buttons

July to October

It is found throughoutt the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Tansy

It grows on waste ground and in grassy areas beside paths,

tracks, roads and railways.

Tansy is a native, aromatic, rhizomatous perennial herb,

growing up to 1.5m.

Flowerheads are yellow, button-shaped (up to 12mm) and

in flat clusters.

The marginal, female ray florets are short and

inconspicuous.

Leaves are fern-like, pinnate with toothed leaflets.

It has been grown as a medicinal and a culinary plant since

medieval times.

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Tansy beside a cycle track, Lancaster

Side view of flowers

Close-up of flowerhead

Small ray florets

Pinnate leaves, toothed leaflets