Tanacetum vulgare

Species category

Flower 

Common name

common tansy, tansy, golden-buttons, hierba lombriguera, garden tansy

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Obovate 

Size

  • Length 1.1–1.6 mm 
  • Width 0.5–0.7 mm 
  • Thickness 0.5–0.7 mm 

Color

Light brown 

Texture

GranularGranular:
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
and sharp longitudinal corners

Other structures

Base and apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
are truncated. Some pappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
remains; flat sides.

Identification notes

Sharp longitudinal ridges with flat interspaces make the acheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
appear four- to six-sided in cross section. ApicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
collar is evident on most achenesAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
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Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Montana, Wyoming 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Tanacetum vulgare L.

Synonyms

Chrysanthemum vulgare (L.) Bernh.
Tanacetum boreale Fisch. ex DC. 
Tanacetum vulgare L. var. crispum DC.

 Tanacetum vulgare.  Achenes with an evident apical collar.
Tanacetum vulgare. Achenes with an evident apical collar.