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Tanacetum parthenium

(L.) Schultz-Bip.
Tracheophyta » Asterales » Asteraceae » Tanacetum parthenium
Common name (English)
Fever-few
Ηabitat
I2 Parks
G3 Coniferous woodland
X11 Large parks
X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)
X10 Mixed landscapes
Global distribution

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, East Aegaean Isl., Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, European Turkey, Slovakia, England (I), Channel Isl. (I), Ireland (I), Northern Ireland (I), Norway (I), Sweden (I), France (I), Andorra (I), Portugal (I), Spain (I), Baleares (I) (Mallorca (I), Menorca (I)), Denmark (I), Netherlands (I), Belgium (I), Luxembourg (I), Germany (I), Switzerland (I), Austria (I), Liechtenstein (I), Italy (I), Corsica (I), Sardinia (I), Sicily (I), Malta (I), Poland (I), Czech Republic, Hungary (I), Croatia (I), Slovenia (I), Romania (I), Estonia (I), Latvia (I), Lithuania (I), Belarus (I), Moldova (I), Ukraine (I), Crimea (I), European Russia (I) (incl. Kaliningrad (I)), Northern Caucasus, Georgia [Caucasus], Armenia, Azerbaijan (incl. Nachichevan), Siberia (I) (W-Siberia (I), C-Siberia (I)), Russian Far East (I), Turkmenistan (I), Kazakhstan (I), Uzbekistan (I), Tajikistan (I), Australia (I) (South Australia (I), New South Wales (I), Victoria (I), Tasmania (I)), Argentina (I), Uruguay (I), Chile (I), Cuba (I), Dominican Republic (I), Colombia (I), Bolivia (I), Mexico (I) (widespread), Algeria (c), Libya (c), New Zealand (I), Chatham Isl. (I), China (I), trop. Africa (I), Ethiopia (I), Mauritius (I), La Runion (I), Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia), Lebanon (C-Lebanon), Cyprus (C-Mountains), European Turkey, Iran (NE-Iran: Mts., N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran), Iraq (NE-Iraq), Afghanistan (Badakshan, Herat, Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan, Laghman, Nangarhar, Takhar), Pakistan (Kurram), Jammu & Kashmir (I), Azores (I) (Santa Maria Isl. (I), Sao Miguel Isl. (I), Terceira (I), Graciosa (I), Sao Jorge (I)), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I)), Canary Isl. (I) (Gran Canaria (I), Tenerife (I), La Palma Isl. (I)), Cape Verde Isl. (I) (Santo Antao Isl. (I), Ilha de Sao Tiago (I), Fogo Isl. (I)), India (I), Canada (I) (British Columbia (I), Ontario (I)), USA (I) (Alabama (I), Colorado (I), Connecticut (I), Delaware (I), Idaho (I), Illinois (I), Indiana (I), Kentucky (I), Maine (I), Maryland (I), Massachusetts (I), Michigan (I), Mississippi (I), Missouri (I), Montana (I), Nevada (I), New Hampshire (I), New Jersey (I), New York (I), North Carolina (I), Ohio (I), Oregon (I), Pennsylvania (I), Rhode Island (I), South Carolina (I), Utah (I), Vermont (I), Washington (I), West Virginia (I), Wisconsin (I), Wyoming (I)) 82338 0

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Habitat detail

Based on Georgiades (1995).

Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Naturalized non-invasive. Gardens, waste ground, roadsides, 3700-5200'. Listed as a garden escape in Division 2 only.Recorded from: Kryos Potamos roadside, Trikoukkia near Prodromos (wet place), Troodos square (roadside) and from Platres. Typical habitat is pine forest.

First detection year
1849
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Hortiulture – Hort
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
Pathway detail

An escape from cultivation.

References

Meikle RD (1985) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 2.

Georgiades C (1995) Η επιγενής χλωρίδα της Κύπρου. Ταξινομική, χλωριδικά, φυτογεωγραφική, οικοφυσιολογική μελέτη. [The adventive flora of Cyprus, taxonomic, floristic, phytogeographic, ecophysiological study]. Ph.D. Thesis, Athens University.

Hadjikyriakou G, Hadjisterkotis E (2002) The adventive plants of Cyprus with new records of invasive species. Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft 48: 59–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192393

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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