Tanacetum parthenium Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip.

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2015 Ron Vanderhoff

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2019 ronvanderhoff

2021 Donald Burk

2019 Jennifer Mo

2024 Jennifer Mo

2020 Bob Sweatt

2022 Jennifer Mo

Tanacetum parthenium is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Tanacetum
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Chrysanthemum parthenium
PLANTS	Matricaria parthenium

Information about Tanacetum parthenium from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TAPA6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).