genus tanacetum

1. A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums;
   Comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum (synset 112041589)
   is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
   member holonym:

   • alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, chrysanthemum balsamita, costmary, mint geranium, tanacetum balsamita - tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   • camphor dune tansy, tanacetum camphoratum - densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area
   • chrysanthemum coccineum, painted daisy, pyrethrum, tanacetum coccineum - spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   • chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, dalmatia pyrethrum, dalmatian pyrethrum, pyrethrum, tanacetum cinerariifolium - white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   • northern dune tansy, tanacetum douglasii - lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America
   • chrysanthemum parthenium, feverfew, tanacetum parthenium - bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   • chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, dusty miller, silver lace, silver-lace, tanacetum ptarmiciflorum - shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
   • golden buttons, scented fern, tanacetum vulgare, tansy - common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
   belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
   same as: tanacetum

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