Tanacetum parthenium Sch.Bip.

Feverfew (en), Tanaisie Parthénium (fr), Grande camomille (fr), Tanaisie parthénium (fr), Partenelle (fr), Pyrèthre doré (fr), Tanaisie matricaire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tanacetum

Characteristics

Strongly aromatic perennial herb, not rhizomatous. Stems erect, 20-60 cm tall, ribbed, sparsely to moderately clothed in short hairs especially above, not branched or much branched from base. Basal lvs petiolate, ovate to ovate-oblong, sparsely to moderately clothed in short hairs and with scattered pitted glandular hairs, 1-pinnate with leaflets again 1-2-pinnatisect, 3-15 × 2-6 cm; primary leaflets in 3-5-(8) pairs, ovate, all in one plane, shortly petiolulate at base of lf; ultimate segments ovate to oblong, crenate or serrate. Cauline lvs similar to basal, but above becoming shortly petiolate, smaller and less divided, usually with numerous glandular hairs on lower surface. Corymb with 8-40-(50), loosely packed capitula. Involucral bracts sparsely hairy, 2-4-(5) mm long; margin pale, membranous, especially at apex. Capitula 15-30 mm diam.; ray florets 12-numerous; ligules white; disc florets usually numerous, yellow, few in double forms. Achenes c. 1.5 mm long, pale brown, glandular, ribbed; corona lobed, c. 0.2 mm long.
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Plants to c. 70 cm high, rhizomatous, hairy on stems and leaves. Leaves to c. 9 cm long, 1-or 2-pinnatisect; major rachides usually 3–8 mm wide; primary segments 3–7. Capitula few to numerous per stem, generally not congested, radiate, 12–20 mm diam.; peduncle to c. 5 cm long; involucre 3–5 mm long, cobwebby or glabrous; inner bracts with hyaline extension c. 0.2 mm long. Ray florets 10–numerous; ligule 4–8 mm long, white. Disc florets: corolla 1.5–2 mm long; tube ± as broad as and as long as limb; limb yellow. Achene of disc florets obovoid, 1–1.5 mm long, 5–8-ribbed, pale brown.
A short lived perennial herb. It has a strong smell. It grows 45-60 cm high and spreads 30-45 cm wide. The leaves are yellow-green and oval. The leaves can be 8 cm long and divided into lobes along the stalk. The flowers are daisy-like and in clusters. The flowers are 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is hardy to frost. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
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Mountain scrub, rocky slopes, walls, waste places and a weed of gardens, avoiding acid soils.
Growsin disturbed sites such as roadsides.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-8
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The dried flowers are used as tea or in wine and in some pastries. CAUTION: Handling the leaves can cause skin rashes and eating them can cause mouth ulcers.
Uses environmental use essential oil food material medicinal ornamental seasoning tea
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Antirheumatic (Internal) (unspecified), Abortifacient (unspecified), Ache(Ear) (unspecified), Anemia (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Digestion (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Arthritis (whole plant), Insect repellents (whole plant), Migraine disorders (whole plant), Psoriasis (whole plant), Uterine diseases (whole plant)
Human toxicity toxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Tanacetum parthenium habit picture by nicki ki (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium habit picture by Waldemar Zeja (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium habit picture by Eileen T (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Tanacetum parthenium leaf picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium leaf picture by Martina M. (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium leaf picture by Pavla Pavla (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Tanacetum parthenium flower picture by Luit Van Hunenstijn (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium flower picture by nicki ki (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium flower picture by Víctor Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Tanacetum parthenium fruit picture by Sánchez-Matas José (cc-by-sa)
Tanacetum parthenium fruit picture by Annie Lecat (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Tanacetum parthenium world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Honduras, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Mauritius, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:252460-1
WFO ID wfo-0000079801
COL ID 7BJ6P
BDTFX ID 66756
INPN ID 125469
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Leucanthemum parthenium Chrysanthemum parthenifolium f. parthenifolium Tanacetum partheniifolium Pyrethrum demetrii Matricaria praealta Pyrethrum latilobum Pyrethrum parthenium Matricaria parthenium Pyrethrum sevanense Matricaria odorata Matricaria florida Matricaria pulverulenta Pyrethrum parthenifolium Leucanthemum odoratum Tanacetum grossheimii Pyrethrum glanduliferum Tanacetum glanduliferum Chamaemelum parthenium Pyrethrum grossheimii Tanacetum persicum Tanacetum demetrii Tanacetum parthenium Dendranthema parthenium Matricaria parthenifolia Tanacetum sevanense Parthenium matricaria Matricaria latifolia Matricaria alba Pyrethrum divaricatum Matricaria eximia Pyrethrum praealtum Pyrethrum fruticosum Matricaria vulgaris Pyrethrum persicum Pyrethrum buschianum Chrysanthemum parthenifolium Chrysanthemum parthenium Chrysanthemum parthenifolium Parthenium matricaria Pyrethrum parthenium Pontia matricaria Chrysanthemum parthenium Pyrethrum matricaria Pyrethrum sericeum var. divaricatum Chrysanthemum parthenifolium f. sanguineum Pyrethrum eximium Chrysanthemum praealtum Tanacetum parthenium var. praealtum