Tanacetum
Synonyms
Tanacetum vulgare
Tanacetum vulgares
Tanacetums
Tansies
Tansy
vulgares, Tanacetum
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Some species of the CHRYSANTHEMUM and the old Pyrethrum genera have been reclassified to this genus. The common name of tansy usually refers to this but also forms part of the common name of other plants such as Tansy Ragwort (SENECIO) and Tansyaster (HAPLOPAPPUS).