Revision of Tanacetum balsamita from Mon, 2018-07-16 16:12

Tanacetum balsamita L. (syn.: Balsamita major Desf., Chrysanthemum balsamita (L.) Baillon) (SW-As.) – A very rare and ephemeral garden escape or garden throw-out. First recorded in 1941 along a railway track in Chokier. Subsequently seen in Châtelet (1948), Diegem (1983) and Hologne-sur-Heer (1989). Most recently observed in Bure (Tellin) in 2016. Apparently much decreasing in cultivation nowadays.

Herbarium specimen

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith