| Anthemis | |
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| Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Anthemis L. |
| Type species | |
| Anthemis maritima L.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Anthemis is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum, and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. Anthemis are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia east to Iran. A number of species have also become naturalized in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world.[3][4][5][6]
There are around 100 species within this genus.[7]
Anthemis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Orthonama obstipata (The Gem) and Bucculatrix anthemidella, a leaf-miner which feeds exclusively on Anthemis tinctoria.
- ^ 1885 illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Anthemis includes photos and European distribution maps
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 893-896 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Anthemis L.
- ^ Flora of North America Anthemis Linnaeus
- ^ "How to Propagate and Grow Anthemis ?". Florist London. Retrieved 2020-08-08.