Tanacetum vulgare

FamilyGenus: Tanacetumnative in Germany

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Species

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Interactions

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Host relationships

Species

About this species

A native perennial of sunny, moderately moist sites, valued for its bright yellow flower heads and high insect-attracting qualities.

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Ecological significance

The flowers offer a rich source of nectar (scale 5) and pollen (scale 5) to insects, including bees and hoverflies. The species forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.

Annual cycle

Flowering occurs from June to September. The foliage dies back over winter, with new herbaceous growth re-emerging in spring.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Frisch (Mäßig feucht)

Soil

Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)

Flowering period

Jun – Sep

Soil reaction

Basisch / Kalkhold

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Krautige Pflanze

Woodiness

Nicht verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Plant height

0.704 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Pflege & Anbau

Grow in full sun in a moist but well-drained soil of moderate fertility. Tolerates calcareous conditions. Little intervention or disturbance is required once established.

Scientific profile

Tanacetum vulgare is a herbaceous perennial with broad leaves and button-like yellow flower heads borne from June through to September. It typically reaches around 0.7 m in height. The plant is native in Great Britain and is commonly found in open, sunny situations on fresh, moderately moist, neutral to calcareous soils of medium fertility. It shows low tolerance of disturbance and salinity. Tanacetum vulgare produces copious pollen and nectar, making it a high-value resource for a variety of flower-visiting insects, and it forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations.

Pollinators & visitors

103 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Colletes similisBombus lapidariusCelastrina argiolusAglais urticaeHalictus tumulorumPararge aegeriaColletes daviesanusApis melliferaBombus lucorumGymnoscelis rufifasciataCerceris rybyensisAcalymma vittatumPasser montanusThymelicus sylvestrisPolyommatus icarusLycaena phlaeasCamptogramma bilineataAmblyteles armatoriusThymelicus lineolaPhilanthus triangulumSphecodes albilabrisVanessa carduiTyria jacobaeaeArctia cajaManiola jurtinaAricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Hedychrum rutilansAphantopus hyperantusEpirrhoe alternataTrichius fasciatusAcanthis flammeaThecla betulaeLycaena virgaureaeManulea complanaEuplagia quadripunctariaAncistrocerus gazellaVespula germanicaMythimna impuraHeriades truncorumRivula sericealisLindenius albilabrisEnoplognatha ovataPolistes dominulaAnthophila fabricianaChiasmia clathrataHalictus subauratusAcronicta rumicisMinois dryasVespula vulgarisIdaea biselata

Host relationships

9 species use this plant as a host

Xanthorhoe montanata (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Eupithecia succenturiataEupithecia absinthiataPolia bombycinaSiona lineataEmaturga atomariaEupithecia icterataAutographa gammaEupithecia subfuscata

Other flower visitors

31 other species visit the flowers

Coccinella septempunctataAnthonomus rubiChrysanthia geniculataHarpalus affinisGaleruca tanacetiRhagonycha fulvaMisumena vatiaCrambus perlellusOxythyrea funestaPyrausta despicataEbrechtella tricuspidataTytthaspis sedecimpunctataYponomeuta padellaStenurella melanuraProsternon tessellatumProtaetia cupreaPyrrhalta viburniOedemera nobilisAraneus diadematusAdalia bipunctataPlutella xylostellaCoccinella magnificaCoccinula quatuordecimpustulataHippodamia variegataHarmonia axyridisOedemera femorataOedemera podagrariaeCeratomegilla undecimnotataLeptinotarsa decemlineataHarpalus rufipesThecophora distincta

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•pollinator_interactions

•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1793475409

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