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.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. Anthemis arvensis subsp. acrochordona – 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 – 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
External links
BBC Gardening: Anthemis arvensis Plants For A Future: Anthemis arvensis Anthemis arvensis Anthemis arvensis