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Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
Also called Tahoka Daisy, Tansy Aster, Tansy Leaf Aster, Tansy Leaved Aster, Tansy Leaved Tansy Aster, Takhoka Daisy, Tansy Leaf Tansy Aster
Tanseyleaf tansyaster is a small annual or biennial wildflower from North America, grown for its lavender-purple daisy-like flowers. It is easy to grow from seed in full sun and sandy, well-drained soil.
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names tansyleaf tansyaster and Tahoka daisy.
It is native to Alberta, the southwestern and central United States, and northern Mexico. It grows in several types of habitat, including sandy open plains and deserts.
The Zuni people use an infusion of the flowers taken with other flowers for unspecified illnesses.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Machaeranthera tanacetifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
