Flower ID: IMG_1567.JPG-08-04-2017 Flower name (scientific): Tanacetum vulgare Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) tan-ah-SAY-tum vul-GAR-ay Flower name (common): Common Tansy Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From medieval Latin name for tansy, tanazeta, also spelled tanazita. The root is derived from the Greek athanatos meaning immortal. Possibly referring to the long-lasting flowers or to the ancient practice of using tansy for embalming. Specific epithet: Latin for common. Common name origin: The name Tansy, under multiple spellings, goes back over 750 years. The original name made alude to the long-lasting flowers. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 0, there are no ray florets. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Erect Size: 18 to 60 inches (46 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is compound and lobed Size: Leaves up to 20 or more cm long and up to 10 cm wide. Leaflets up to 4 cm long. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, pinnately-divided (MBG) (MNDNR), leaflet, broadly oblong or oval to elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized, ecologically invasive. This is a regulated terrestrial invasive plant in Wisconsin. Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): August to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, meadows, edges of fields and prairies, sun or part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Click for pollinator information on this flower. Similar species (if any): Tanacetum balsamita flowers have some resemblance, but this species lacks the fern-like compound leaves that Tanacetum vulgare displays. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe used use the smoke from this plant when hunting as an attractant for deer (Smith, p. 429, 1932). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Tanacetum vulgare subsp. vulgare (The other infraspecific is Tanacetum vulgare subsp. siculum (Gussone) Raimondo & Spadaro which has not been recordedd from North America.)