Tanacetum balsamita
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Tanacetum balsamita is a perennial temperate herb known as costmary, alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, or mint geranium. A fragrant plant native to southern Europe and western Asia, it has been used o
Balsamita major
Flower clusters
Leaves
Carl Linnaeus
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Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as
Tanacetum balsamita
…Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Tanacetum Species: T. balsamita Binomial name Tanacetum balsamita L. Synonyms Balsamita balsamita (L.) Rydb. nom. illeg. Balsamita major Desf. Balsamita suaveolens Pers. Balsamita vulgaris Willd. Chamaemelum balsamita…
Portrait by Alexander Roslin, 1775
Birthplace at Råshult
Örtaboken (Herb book), an early Linnaeus manuscript, 1725
Statue as a university student in Lund, by Ansgar Almquist