Israel wildflowers | Tanacetum aucheri
Tanacetum aucheri, Dusty Miller, Feverfew, Tansy,
Hebrew: בן-חרצית דק-עלה, Arabic: تناستوم أوشيه
| Scientific name: | Tanacetum aucheri DC. | |
| Common name: | Dusty Miller, Feverfew, Tansy | |
| Hebrew name: | בן-חרצית דק-עלה | |
| Arabic name: | تناستوم أوشيه | |
| Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, dissected once | |
| Flowers: | Yellow | |
| Inflorescence: | Flowers in dense inflorescences | |
| Flowering Period: | July, August | |
| Habitat: | Tragacanth shrub vegetation | |
| Distribution: | Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Oro Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Tanacetum, from the medieval Latin name Tanazita, in turn derived from Greek athanasia, “immortality,” of uncertain application to this taxa.
aucheri, named for Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy (1792 – 1838), a French pharmacist and botanist.
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