Tanacetum microphyllum

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Tanacetum microphyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tanacetum
Species:
T. microphyllum
Binomial name
Tanacetum microphyllum

Tanacetum microphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[2]

The plant has been used for centuries in Spanish traditional medicine as an anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic.[2] Compounds isolated from extracts of the plant include santin, ermanin, centaureidin, and hydroxyachillin.[2]

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