Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew
Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew
Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew

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Latin Name: Tanacetum parthenium

Seeds per packet: ~1000

Tanacetum parthenium, feverfew, is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is a traditional medicinal herb which is commonly used to prevent migraine headaches, and is also occasionally grown for ornament. It is also commonly seen in the literature by its synonyms, Chrysanthemum parthenium and Pyrethrum parthenium. It is also sometimes referred to as bachelor's buttons or feverfew.

The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows into a small bush up to 70 cm (28 in) high with pungently-scented leaves. The leaves are light yellowish green, variously pinnatifid. The conspicuous daisy-like flowers are up to 20 mm across, borne in lax corymbs. The outer, ray florets have white ligules and the inner, disc florets are yellow and tubular. It spreads rapidly by seed, and will cover a wide area after a few years.