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20185634 (2) Common Tansy Tanacetum vulgare

Tanacetum vulgare

 

This plant was used as a fly repellent, even on food. Meat was rubbed with tansy, and then bunches of leaves were laid across it to keep the flies off.

 

[Royal Botanic Gardens]

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Uploaded on August 21, 2018
Taken on August 21, 2018