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Anthemis

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Also known as chamomile, chamomiles

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.

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Anthemis is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as chamomile. It belongs to the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida within the phylum Tracheophyta. The genus is classified under the tribe Anthemideae, with Anthemis maritima serving as its taxonomic type. Its fruit type is an achene.

The taxon has an accepted status and is described in sources such as the Pauly–Wissowa and Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Records indicate occurrences in countries including Kenya, the United States, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Algeria. Specimens are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, DAV, ANSP, CHSC, and IND.

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Species

Chamomile

Anthemis

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia
Observations recorded184,907

General: whether Cota J.Gay is separated out), Anthemis principally circum

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,406
With media
1,178
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, DAV, ANSP, CHSC, IND, CAS
Recorded in
Kenya, United States, Ethiopia, Mexico, Algeria, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anthemideae
Image
Anthemis rigida kz2.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Anthemis
Commons category
Anthemis
topic's main category
Category:Anthemis
Commons gallery
Anthemis
taxon common name
pasja kamilica
has fruit type
achene
different from
Jarmen
taxonomic type
Anthemis maritima
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Cultivation and uses
  • Species
  • References

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.

There are around 100 species within this genus.

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