Dune Tansy
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(Tanacetum camphoratum)
Dune Tansy emerges from the dunes at Crissy Field.
Will Elder, NPS
Origin Of Genus Name: Tanacetum is Latin for "immorality." Presidio Locations: Found on active coastal dunes. Range In State: California coast. Description: This native, perennial species has small yellow flowers forming flat-topped clusters and thick, feather-like leaves. Each leaflet has small side branches. The Dune Tansy --also known as Camphor Tansy-- is aromatic and can grow 4-16 inches high. Blooms June to August. |
Did You Know?
French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, supreme commander of the allied forces during World War I, visited Crissy Field in 1921 and declared it "The last word in airfields."