GRIP

Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. balsamita

GRIP Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. balsamita



Taxon:  Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. balsamita



Summary
Genus:
Tanacetum
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Anthemideae
Subtribe:
Anthemidinae
Nomen number:
317330
Verified:
03/24/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Tanacetum balsamita L. (0 active accession[s])
Tanacetum balsamita L. subsp. balsamitoides (Sch. Bip.) Grierson (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Balsamita major Desf.
Chrysanthemum majus (Desf.) Asch.
Pyrethrum majus (Desf.) Tzvelev
Invalid Designation(s)
Chrysanthemum balsamita auct.
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Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  6. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  7. Soreng, R. J. & E. A. Cope. 1991. On the taxonomy of cultivated species of the Chrysanthemum genus-complex (Anthemideae; Compositae). Baileya 23:157.
  8. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  9. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Common names
English
alecost –
costmary –
mint-geranium –
French
balsamite –
barbe au coq –
menthe-romaine –
German
echtes Balsamkraut –
Frauenminze –
Marienblatt –
Italian
costina amara –
erba costa –
erba Santa Maria –
Swedish
balsamblad –
Distribution
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.w.), Turkey (e.?)
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Lithuania
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica)
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Nova Scotia, Ontario]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Maryland]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada, Utah]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina
Economic Uses
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=317330. Accessed 7 May 2025.