| 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. | |
| 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.
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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]
