Anthemis plutonia, the Troödos chamomile, is a species of pilose perennial herb in the sunflower family, Asteraceae found only in Cyprus. It often forms intricate mats with prostrate stems 5–20 cm long. Small bipinnatisect leaves. Capitula 15–20 mm in diameter, with pink rarely creamy-white tubular florets. Suborbicular ray-florets white, rarely pink.The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, Meikle, Robert Desmond 1983. Annales Musei Goulandris 6: 88
Habitat Very common in dry igneous hillsides with sparse vegetation, vineyards, roadsides in the Troödos Mountains and Stavrovouni, where it grows from 250 m elevation up to the highest peaks at 1950 m.
Distribution An endemic of Cyprus where it is restricted to the Troödos range: Stavros Psokas, Prodromos, Khionistra, Kryos Potamos, the Troödos forest, Palekhori, Makheras and Stavrovouni. Flowers March–July.Wild flowers of Cyprus, George Sfikas, Efstathiadis Group S.A. 1993 Anixi, Attikis, Greece.
Varieties Two varieties are accepted. Anthemis plutonia var. artemisioides (synonyms A. artemisioides (Holmboe) Chrtek & B.Slavík and A. tricolor var. artemisioides ) Anthemis plutonia var. plutonia (synonym A. topaliana Beauverd)
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