Anthemis arvensis

Anthemis arvensis
	Corn chamomile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Anthemis
Species:	A. arvensis
Binomial name
	Anthemis arvensis; L. (1753)
Synonyms
	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, or field chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is used as an ornamental plant.

Distribution

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.

Subspecies

Six subspecies are accepted.

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

↑ illustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte : Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, by Franz Eugen Köhler, 1883-1914
↑ "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
↑ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Anthemis arvensis ". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
↑ "Anthemis arvensis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-16.
↑ "Anthemis arvensis L." Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
1 2 3 "Anthemis arvensis L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ NRCS. "Anthemis arvensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
↑ "Anthemis arvensis in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
↑ "Anthemis arvensis in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
↑ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map".
↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Anthemis arvensis : Field Chamomile". 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).
↑ "Anthemis arvensis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

External links

Media related to Anthemis arvensis at Wikimedia Commons
UniProt. "Anthemis arvensis". Retrieved 2008-06-16.
BBC Gardening: Anthemis arvensis
Plants For A Future: Anthemis arvensis
Anthemis arvensis Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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[1] ustration from Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte : Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, by Franz Eugen Köhler, 1883-1914

[n-2] "Search results — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.

[EUROMED-3] Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Anthemis arvensis ". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

[IPNI-4] "Anthemis arvensis". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. 2008-06-16.

[ITIS-5] "Anthemis arvensis L." Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 June 2008.

[GRIN-6] 1 2 3 "Anthemis arvensis L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[NRCS-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).

[powo-14] "Anthemis arvensis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2025.