Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Tansy, Common<br />
Tanacetum vulgare, Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)<br />
Category: Noxious<br />
•Information: Introduced as an ornamental, commonly found across much<br />
of <strong>Alberta</strong> in river valleys and roadside ditches<br />
•Life cycle: Perennial.<br />
•Root: Rhizomatous, woody.<br />
•Leaves: Leaves alternate, consistent in size, and deeply divided into leaf-<br />
lets with toothed margins. Leaves have a strong odour when crushed.<br />
•Stems: 30cm -1.8m tall, often purplish red<br />
•Flower: Numerous (20 to 100) yellow- orange, button-like flower heads<br />
appear in flat-topped, dense clusters on the terminal stem. Flowers lack<br />
long (ray) petals.<br />
•Seed/Fruit: Yellowish brown seeds have five-toothed ridges.<br />
•Toxic: Horses, cattle, humans.<br />
•Control: Chemical.<br />
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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-CommonTansy.pdf<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Wheatland County