Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	5-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Dry, Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.6
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
Growth	Medium
Uses
Utility	Essential Oil, Fragrance
Edible uses	Condiment, Tea
Names
Alternate name	Matricaria
Taxonomy
Family	Asteraceae or compositae
Origin and spread
Native to	Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Krym, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hainan, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North European Russi, Northern Territory, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Queensland, Rhode I., Romania, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, South Carolina, South European Russi, Spain, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Tibet, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang
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