Leucanthemopsis alpina
(L.) Heywood
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Description
A temperate herbaceous plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae), Leucanthemopsis alpina has small leaves suitable for making tea.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Switzerland,
Notes
Tanacetum alpinum occurs with 2 different authorities.
Synonyms
Chamaemelum alpinum (L.) E. H. L. KrauseChrysanthemum alpinum L.Chrysanthemum alpinum subsp. alpinumChrysanthemum alpinum f. alpinumLeucanthemopsis alpina var. alpinaLeucanthemopsis alpina subsp. alpinaLeucanthemum alpinum Lam.Leucanthemum alpinum subsp. alpinumLeucanthemum alpinum var. alpinumLeucanthemum alpinum var. cuneifolium MurrPyrethrum alpinum (L.) SchrankPyrethrum alpinum subsp. alpinumPyrethrum alpinum subsp. cuneifolium (Murr) TzvelevTanacetum alpinum (L.) Sch.Bip.Tanacetum alpinum var. alpinumTanacetum alpinum subsp. alpinum
References (1)
- Abbet, C., et al, 2014, Ethnobotanical survey on wild alpine food plants in Lower and Central Valais (Switzerland). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (2014) 624–634 (As Tanacetum alpinum)
