Taxonomy
Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy | Franclus
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Archaeophyte
Species Biology
Habitat
Roadsides, ditches and waste places, usually near houses.
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Not known
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
Quite a common garden escape or relic of cultivation. Was used both medicinally and as a pot-herb. There are claims of many medicinal uses, in the 19th century, Irish folklore suggested that bathing in a solution of tansy and salts would cure joint pain. As a herb, it was formerly used for flavouring drisheen ( black pudding).