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Also Known As:

Altamisa, Bachelor's Buttons, Featerfoiul, Featherfew, Featherfoil, Flirtwort Midsummer Daisy, Matricaria, Santa Maria, Tanaceti parthenii. CAUTION: See separate listings for Buttercup and Cornflower.

Scientific Name:

Tanacetum parthenium, synonyms Chrysanthemum parthenium, Chrysanthemum praealtum Leucanthemum parthenium, Matricaria eximia, Matricaria parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium. Family: Asteraceae/Compositae.

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