Anthemideae is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in

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, the Mediterranean Basin, and

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.Oberprieler, C., et al. (2007) A new subtribal classification of the tribe Anthemideae (Compositae). ''Willdenowia'' 37(1): 89–114. Most species of plant known as

chamomile Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) ( or ) is the common name for several plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species, '' Matricaria chamomilla'' and '' Chamaemelum nobile'', are commo ...

belong to genera of this tribe. As of 2006 there were about 1800 species classified in 111

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. In 2007 the tribe was divided into 14 subtribes, including Glebionidinae, the source of hybrid garden marguerites.

Genera

Anthemideae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as March 2022: *''

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'' *'' Achillea'' (synonym ''Leucocyclus'' ) *'' Adenanthellum'' *'' Adenoglossa'' *'' Ajania'' (synonym ''Phaeostigma'' ) *'' Ajaniopsis'' *'' Allardia'' *'' Anacyclus'' *''

Anthemis ''Anthemis'' is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family (biology), 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. ''An ...

'' *'' Arctanthemum'' *''

Argyranthemum ''Argyranthemum'' (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus ''Chrysanthemum''. The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, ...

'' *'' Artemisia'' (synonym ''Artemisiella'' ) *'' Athanasia'' *'' Brachanthemum'' *'' Brocchia'' *'' Cancrinia'' *'' Cancriniella'' *'' Castrilanthemum'' *'' Chamaemelum'' *'' Chamomilla'' *'' Chlamydophora'' *''

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. Co ...

'' *'' Chrysanthoglossum'' *'' Cladanthus'' *'' Coleostephus'' *''

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Cotula ''Cotula'' is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae, sunflower family. It includes plants known generally as water buttons or buttonweeds. The species within this genus can vary extensively in their Habit (biology), habit, Leaf#Morpholog ...

'' *'' Crossostephium'' *'' Cymbopappus'' *'' Daveaua'' *''

Elachanthemum ''Elachanthemum'' is a genus of Asian plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ;Species The only known species is ''Elachanthemum intricatum''. native to Mongolia and to China (Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang ...

'' *'' Endopappus'' *'' Eriocephalus'' *'' Eumorphia'' *'' Filifolium'' *'' Foveolina'' *''

Glebionis ''Glebionis'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. The species were formerly treated in the genus ''Chrysanthemum''. A 1999 ruling of the International Botanical Congress r ...

'' *'' Glossopappus'' *'' Gonospermum'' *'' Gymnopentzia'' *'' Handelia'' *'' Heliocauta'' *'' Heteranthemis'' *'' Heteromera'' *'' Hilliardia'' *'' Hippia'' *'' Hippolytia'' *'' Hulteniella'' *'' Hymenolepis'' *'' Hymenostemma'' *'' Inezia'' *'' Inulanthera'' *'' Ismelia'' *'' Kaschgaria'' *'' Lasiospermum'' (synonym ''Mataxa'' ) *'' Lepidolopha'' *'' Lepidolopsis'' *''

Lepidophorum ''Lepidophorum'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. Its only known species is ''Lepidophorum repandum'', native to Spain and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Pen ...

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Leptinella ''Leptinella'' is a genus of alpine flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, comprising 33 species, distributed in New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America. Many of the species are endemic to New Zealand. For over 10 ...

'' *'' Leucanthemella'' *'' Leucanthemopsis'' *'' Leucanthemum'' *'' Leucoptera'' *'' Lidbeckia'' *'' Lonas'' *''

Marasmodes ''Marasmodes'' is a genus of South African shrubs in the Anthemideae, chamomile tribe within the Asteraceae, daisy family. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. 13 species are accepted:Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Ret ...

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Matricaria ''Matricaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed", but this name also refers to plants not in this genus. Description Their many-branched ...

'' *'' Mauranthemum'' *'' Mausolea'' *'' Mecomischus'' *'' Microcephala'' *'' Myxopappus'' *'' Nananthea'' *''

Neopallasia ''Neopallasia'' is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. Molecular data indicate that ''Neopallasia'' is closely related to '' Seriphidium'' and could be easily included with that genus. ;Species Th ...

'' *'' Nipponanthemum'' *'' Nivellea'' *'' Oncosiphon'' *'' Opisthopappus'' *'' Osmitopsis'' (synonym ''Bellidiastrum'' ) *'' Otanthus'' *'' Otoglyphis'' (synonym ''Aaronsohnia'' ) *'' Otospermum'' *'' Pentzia'' *'' Phalacrocarpum'' *'' Phymaspermum'' *''

Picrothamnus ''Artemisia spinescens'' is a North American species of Artemisia (plant), sagebrush in the Asteraceae, sunflower family, known by the common name budsage. Many sources treat the species separately from genus ''Artemisia (plant), Artemisia'' and ...

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Plagius ''Plagius'' is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ; Species * '' Plagius flosculosus'' (L.) Alavi & Heywood - Corsica, SardiniaPolychrysum'' *'' Prolongoa'' *'' Pseudohandelia'' *'' Rennera'' *'' Rhetinolepis'' *'' Rhodanthemum'' *'' Richteria'' *'' Santolina'' *'' Schistostephium'' *'' Sclerorhachis'' *'' Soliva'' *'' Sphaeromeria'' *'' Stilpnolepis'' *'' Tanacetopsis'' *'' Tanacetum'' *'' Thaminophyllum'' *'' Trichanthemis'' *'' Tridactylina'' *'' Tripleurospermum'' *'' Turaniphytum'' *''

Tzvelevopyrethrum ''Tzvelevopyrethrum'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is native to Iran and Turkmenistan. Known species According to Kew: * ''Tzvelevopyrethrum khorassanicum'' (Krasch.) Kamelin * ''Tzvelevopyrethrum turcom ...

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Ugamia ''Ugamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. There is only one known species, ''Ugamia angrenica'', native to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Repu ...

'' *'' Ursinia'' *'' Xylanthemum''

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