| Anthemis | |
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| Corn chamomile ( Anthemis arvensis ) [1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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. | |
| 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.
Several species and cultivars are available for garden use. A. punctata subsp. cupaniana and Anthemis tinctoria 'E.C. Buxton' [8] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [9]
The following species are accepted: [10]