''Anthemis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of aromatic flowering plants in the

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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 ...

, closely related to '' Chamaemelum'', and like that genus, known by the common name

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 ...

; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. ''Anthemis'' are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest

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east to

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. A number of species have also become naturalized in the

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and other parts of the world. There are around 100 species within this genus. ''Anthemis'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some

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species including '' Orthonama obstipata'' (The Gem) and '' Bucculatrix anthemidella'', a leaf-miner which feeds exclusively on ''Anthemis tinctoria''.

Cultivation and uses

Several species and

cultivar A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...

s are available for garden use. ''A. punctata'' subsp. ''cupaniana'' and ''Anthemis tinctoria'' 'E.C. Buxton' have gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p ...

Species

The following species are accepted: *''

Anthemis aaronsohnii ''Anthemis aaronsohnii'' is a member of the daisy family and is found in Lebanon and Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterran ...

'' Eig *''

Anthemis abrotanifolia ''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 nati ...

'' (Willd.) Guss. *''

Anthemis abylaea ''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 nati ...

'' (Font Quer & Maire) Oberpr. *''

Anthemis aciphylla ''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 nati ...

'' Boiss. *''

Anthemis adonidifolia ''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 nati ...

'' Boiss. *''

Anthemis aeolica ''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 nati ...

'' Lojac. *''

Anthemis aetnensis ''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 nati ...

'' Spreng. *''

Anthemis alpestris ''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 nati ...

'' (Hoffmanns. & Link) R.Fernandes *''

Anthemis ammanthus ''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 nati ...

'' Greuter *''

Anthemis ammophila ''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 ...

Anthemis maritima ''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 ...

'' L. *'' Anthemis marocana'' Batt. & Pit. *'' Anthemis marschalliana'' Wes. *'' Anthemis mauritiana'' Maire & Sennen *'' Anthemis melampodina'' Delile *'' Anthemis melanacme'' Boiss. & Hausskn. *'' Anthemis micrantha'' Boiss. & Hausskn. *'' Anthemis microcephala'' (Schrenk) B.Fedtsch. *'' Anthemis microlepis'' Eig *'' Anthemis microsperma'' Boiss. & Kotschy *'' Anthemis mirheydari'' Iranshahr *'' Anthemis moghanica'' Iranshahr *'' Anthemis monilicostata'' Pomel *'' Anthemis muricata'' (DC.) Guss. *'' Anthemis nabataea'' Eig *'' Anthemis odontostephana'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis orbelica'' Pancic *'' Anthemis orientalis'' (L.) Degen *'' Anthemis parnesia'' Boiss. & Heldr. *'' Anthemis parvifolia'' Eig *'' Anthemis patentissima'' Eig *'' Anthemis pauciloba'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis pedunculata'' Desf. *'' Anthemis peregrina'' L. *'' Anthemis persica'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis pignattiorum'' Guarino, Raimondo & Domina *'' Anthemis pindicola'' Heldr. ex Halácsy *'' Anthemis plebeia'' Boiss. & Noë *'' Anthemis plutonia'' Meikle *'' Anthemis pseudocotula'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis pulvinata'' Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp. *''

Anthemis punctata ''Anthemis punctata'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Anthemis'', native to Algeria and Tunisia. The Royal Horticultural Society has given the Award of Garden Merit to a plant native to Sicily it calls ''Anthemis punctata'' subsp. ...

'' Vahl *'' Anthemis pungens'' Yavin *'' Anthemis rascheyana'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis regis-borisii'' Stoj. & Acht. *'' Anthemis retusa'' Delile *'' Anthemis rhodensis'' Boiss. *'' Anthemis rhodocentra'' Iranshahr *'' Anthemis rigida'' Boiss. ex Heldr. *'' Anthemis rosea'' Sm. *'' Anthemis rumelica'' (Velen.) Stoj. & Acht. *'' Anthemis ruthenica'' M.Bieb. *'' Anthemis samariensis'' Turland *'' Anthemis scariosa'' Banks & Sol. *'' Anthemis schizostephana'' Boiss. & Hausskn. *'' Anthemis scopulorum'' Rech.f. *'' Anthemis scrobicularis'' Yavin *'' Anthemis secundiramea'' Biv. *'' Anthemis sheilae'' Ghafoor & Al-Turki *'' Anthemis sibthorpii'' Griseb. *''

Anthemis sintenisii ''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 nati ...

'' Freyn *'' Anthemis spruneri'' Boiss. & Heldr. *''

Anthemis sterilis ''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 nati ...

'' Steven *'' Anthemis stiparum'' Pomel *'' Anthemis susiana'' Nábelek *'' Anthemis taubertii'' E.Durand & Barratte *'' Anthemis tenuicarpa'' Eig *'' Anthemis tenuisecta'' Ball *'' Anthemis tigreensis'' J.Gay ex A.Rich. *'' Anthemis tomentella'' Greuter *''

Anthemis tomentosa ''Anthemis tomentosa'' is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Eurasia. Distribution ''Anthemis tomentosa'' grows naturally in France, Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey Turkey, offic ...

'' L. *'' Anthemis tranzscheliana'' Fed. *'' Anthemis tricolor'' Boiss. *''

Anthemis tricornis ''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 nati ...

'' Eig *'' Anthemis tripolitana'' Boiss. & C.I.Blanche *'' Anthemis tubicina'' Boiss. & Hausskn. *'' Anthemis ubensis'' Pomel *'' Anthemis virescens'' Velen. *'' Anthemis wallii'' Hub.-Mor. & Reese *'' Anthemis wettsteiniana'' Hand.-Mazz. *'' Anthemis xylopoda'' O.Schwarz *'' Anthemis yemensis'' Podlech *''

Anthemis zaianica ''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 nati ...

'' Oberpr. *'' Anthemis zoharyana'' Eig

References

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