Anthemis arvensis

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image=ANTHEMIS arvensis Köhler.png

|image_caption=Corn chamomileillustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte : Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, by Franz Eugen Köhler, 1883-1914

|taxon=Anthemis arvensis

|authority=L. (1753)

|synonyms={{collapsible list|bullets=true

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|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 }}

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|title=Details for: Anthemis arvensis

|accessdate=2008-06-16

|author=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem

|authorlink=Botanical Garden in Berlin

|work=Euro+Med PlantBase

|publisher=Freie Universität Berlin

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|date=2008-06-16

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Anthemis arvensis, also known as corn chamomile, mayweed, scentless chamomile,{{ITIS |id=36331 |taxon=Anthemis arvensis L. |accessdate=16 June 2008}} or field chamomile,{{GRIN | name =Anthemis arvensis L. | id = 103870 | access-date = 11 April 2025 }}{{PLANTS

|taxon=Anthemis arvensis

|symbol=ANAR6

|accessdate=2008-06-16

}} is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is used as an ornamental plant.

Distribution

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;Native

:;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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200023150|title=Anthemis arvensis in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023150|title=Anthemis arvensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org}}{{Cite web|url=http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Anthemis%20arvensis.png|title=Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map}}{{Cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897268|title=Anthemis arvensis : Field Chamomile|first=Atlas of Living|last=Australia|website=bie.ala.org.au}}Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Bot. 42: 1–157.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).

Subspecies

Six subspecies are accepted.{{cite web |title=Anthemis arvensis L. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177158-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=10 February 2025}}

  • Anthemis arvensis subsp. acrochordona {{small|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 {{small|(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

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