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Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.  

Synon.:  Balsamita major  DESF.

Genus:  Tanacetum  L.,  Balsamita  MILL.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   DESF.:  René Louiche Desfontaines (1750 - 1833), French botanist
   MILL.:  Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener
 

Etymology:
   Tanacetum:   latin plant name from the middle ages
   balsamita:   smelling aromatically
   Balsamita:   smelling aromatically
   major:   large
 

Tanacetum balsamita originates from the Caucasus. It has been used as pharmaceutical plant.

 

Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Västerås 27.8.2010
Fig. 1:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Västerås 27.8.2010
Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Västerås 27.8.2010
Fig. 2:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Västerås 27.8.2010
Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Västerås 27.8.2010
Fig. 3:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Västerås 27.8.2010
Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Västerås 27.8.2010
Fig. 4:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Västerås 27.8.2010
Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Botan. Gar.  Universit.  Uppsala 28.8.2010
Fig. 5:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Botan. Gar. Universit. Uppsala 28.8.2010
Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary, S Botan. Gar.  Universit.  Uppsala 28.8.2010
Fig. 6:  Tanacetum balsamita / Costmary (cultiv.)
S Botan. Gar. Universit. Uppsala 28.8.2010

 


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