Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Dalmatian pellitory - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Dalmatian pellitory

Botanical name & synonyms: Tanacetum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Chrysanthemum coccineum, Chrysanthemum rigidum, Chrysanthemum turreanum, Pyrethrum roseum, Pyrethrum cinerariifolium, Tanacetum coccineum

Family: Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

• native to Europe - Dalmatia
  

• perennial
  

• 25 to 50cm
  

• flower VII to IX
  

• dried flower buds are the source of the insecticide "Pyrethrum"
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,4 gram