Anthemis

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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.[1][2][3][4]

There are around 100 species within this genus.[5]

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.

Cultivation and uses

Several species and cultivars are available for garden use. A. punctata subsp. cupaniana and Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton'[6] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

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Anthemis cotula
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Anthemis tomentosa

Species

The following species are accepted:[8]

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References

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  1. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Anthemis includes photos and European distribution maps
  2. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 893-896 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Anthemis L.
  4. ↑ Flora of North America Anthemis Linnaeus
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