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TANSY Tanacetum vulgare (Asteraceae) Height to 75cm
Robust, upright perennial that is strongly aromatic. Grows on roadside verges, and in hedgerows and disturbed ground. FLOWERS are borne in golden yellow, button-like heads, 7-12mm across, that comprise disc florets only; these appear as flat-topped, umbel-like clusters, up to 12cm across, comprising up to 70 heads (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are yellowish green and pinnately divided with deeply cut lobes. STATUS-Common and widespread throughout the region.
Robust, upright perennial that is strongly aromatic. Grows on roadside verges, and in hedgerows and disturbed ground. FLOWERS are borne in golden yellow, button-like heads, 7-12mm across, that comprise disc florets only; these appear as flat-topped, umbel-like clusters, up to 12cm across, comprising up to 70 heads (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are yellowish green and pinnately divided with deeply cut lobes. STATUS-Common and widespread throughout the region.
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