Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Europe and Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Tansy is a hardy perennial herb native to temperate Europe and Asia, easily recognised by its clusters of small, bright yellow button-like flower heads and pungently aromatic, fern-like leaves. It was historically cultivated in monastery gardens as a medicinal and culinary herb, though its essential oils are toxic in large doses.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tanacetum
Species: Tanacetum vulgare