Anthemideae | |
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Ismelia carinata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Anthemideae Cass. |
Type genus | |
Anthemis L.
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Genera[1] | |
About 111, see text |
Anthemideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family Asteraceae. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and southern Africa.[2] Most species of plant known as chamomile belong to genera of this tribe.
As of 2006 there were about 1800 species classified in 111 genera.[2] In 2007 the tribe was divided into 14 subtribes,[2] including Glebionidinae, the source of hybrid garden marguerites.[3]