Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tanacetum
Species:
T. cinerariifolium
Binomial name
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Synonyms
  • Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Vis.
  • Chrysanthemum rigidum Vis.
  • Chrysanthemum turreanum Vis.
  • Pyrethrum cinerariifolium Trevir. (1820) (basionym)
  • Pyrethrum elongatum Duch.
  • Pyrethrum turreyanum Less.
  • Pyrethrum willemotii Duch.

Tanacetum cinerariifolium is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae, and formerly part of the genus Pyrethrum, but now placed in the genus Chrysanthemum, or the genus Tanacetum by some biologists. It is called the Dalmatian chrysanthemum or Dalmatian pyrethrum, denoting its origin in western coastal Balkan Peninsula, where it ranges from Dalmatia to Albania. It looks more like the common daisy than other pyrethrums do. Its flowers, typically white with yellow centers, grow from numerous fairly rigid stems. Plants have blue-green leaves and grow to 45 to 100 cm (18 to 39 in) in height.