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Anthemis arvensis

Anthemis arvensis, also known as corn chamomile, mayweed, scentless chamomile, or field chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is used as an ornamental plant.

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Anthemis arvensis
Corn chamomile1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Anthemis
Species:
A. arvensis
Binomial name
Anthemis arvensis
Synonyms234
Synonymy
  • Anthemis agrestis Wallr.
  • Anthemis anglica Spreng.
  • Anthemis granatensis Boiss.
  • Anthemis kitenensis Thin
  • Anthemis sallei Sennen & Elias
  • Chamaemelum arvense (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
  • Anthemis cyllenea Halácsy, syn of subsp. cyllenea
  • Anthemis australis Willd., syn of subsp. incrassata
  • Anthemis clavata Guss., syn of subsp. incrassata
  • Anthemis gemmellarii Tineo, syn of subsp. incrassata
  • Anthemis incrassata Loisel., syn of subsp. incrassata
  • Anthemis nicaeensis Willd., syn of subsp. incrassata
  • Anthemis brevifolia Lojac., syn of subsp. sphacelata
  • Anthemis sphacelata C.Presl, syn of subsp. sphacelata

Anthemis arvensis, also known as corn chamomile, mayweed, scentless chamomile,5 or field chamomile,67 is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is used as an ornamental plant.

Distribution

Photo from Karlsruhe, Germany. source ↗
Photo from Calvi, France. source ↗
Native6
Palearctic
Macaronesia: Azores, Canary Islands
Northern Africa: Algeria, Tunisia
Western Asia: Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Caucasus: Georgia, North Caucasus
Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Central Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
East Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Crimea
Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Crete, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovenia
Southwestern Europe: France Corsica, Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands
Introduced

Widely naturalized in North and South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia.68910111213

Subspecies

Six subspecies are accepted.14

  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. acrochordona Briq. & Cavill. – France, Italy, Sardinia
  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. arvensis – Macaronesia, Europe, north Africa, Western Asia
  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. cyllenea (Halácsy) R.Fern. – Greece including Cyclades
  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. glabra (Rouy) Jeanm. – Corsica
  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. incrassata (Loisel.) Nyman – Morocco and Mediterranean Europe from Portugal to Crete
  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. sphacelata (C.Presl) R.Fern. – southern Italy and Sicily
References

References

  1. illustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte : Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, by Franz Eugen Köhler, 1883-1914
  2. "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
  3. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Anthemis arvensis ". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  4. "Anthemis arvensis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-16.
  5. "Anthemis arvensis L." Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  6. "Anthemis arvensis L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. NRCS. "Anthemis arvensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  8. "Anthemis arvensis in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  9. "Anthemis arvensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
  10. "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
  11. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Anthemis arvensis : Field Chamomile". bie.ala.org.au.
  12. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157.
  13. Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of southern African plants. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  14. "Anthemis arvensis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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