Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz Bip.

Spice Flowers In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Tanacetum

Catalan common name: Segura.

Spanish common name: Matricaria. Migranela. Tanaceto.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): East Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated species. Garden plants. Gardens and crops.

Characteristics: A very robust perennial herb, aromatic and abundant flowers. Forms capitols with white ligules distributed in corymbform inflorescences. Leaves are all petiolate and 1-2 pinnatisect, yellowish yellow in colour; the stems can reach 60 cm. in length.