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| name = ''Anthemis''
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| image_caption = [[Corn chamomille]] (''Anthemis arvensis'')
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| familia = [[Asteraceae]] ([[Compositae]])
 
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| genus = '''''Anthemis'''''
 
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About 100 species, including:<br/>
 
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''[[Anthemis cotula]]''<br/>
 
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''[[Anthemis nobilis]]''<br/>
 
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''[[Anthemis tinctoria]]''<br/>
 
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'''''Anthemis''''' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Án-the-mis]]'') is a genus of about 100 species of aromatic herbs in the [[Asteraceae]], closely related to ''[[Chamaemelum]]'', and like that genus, known by the common name '''[[Chamomile]]'''; some species are also called '''Dog-fennel''' or '''Mayweed'''. However, [[Mayweed]] is improperly used for this genus since Mayweed refers to the ''[[Matricaria]]'' genus. Anthemis are native to the [[Mediterranean]] region and southwest [[Asia]] east to [[Iran]]. They have been grown in and have become native to [[England]]/[[United Kingdom]].
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Anthemis (Greek name of the chamomile). Compositae. Chamomile. Pyrethrum-like heavy-scented plants, annual, biennial or perennial, members of a large, Old World temperate-region genus, used in borders and alpine gardens.
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Heads many-fld., the disk yellow, the rays white and yellow and (in the common cult, species) pistillate, the receptacle conical and chaffy, the achenes terete or ribbed, and either naked or bearing a minute crown: Lvs. pinnately dissected.
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Two or three of the species are weeds. Others are excellent border plants. The true chamomile is a medicinal plant. The hardy perennial species, which alone are grown in this country, are easily handled in the border, where they bloom from midsummer till frost. They thrive in almost any soil, but need full exposure to sun.
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Propagation is by seeds or division of the clumps, usually the latter.
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A. Aizoon, Griseb.-Achillea ageratifolia. Gn. 24:342.—A. arabica, Linn.-Cladanthus.—A. coronaria, Hort.-Chrysanthemum coronarium.—A. floribunda, Hort. Dwarf: Lvs. much dissected: fl.-heads pure white. — A. Biebersteiniana, Koch, is found in some catalogues. It is an alpine plant with pinnate Lvs., which are silvery, and yellow fls. Can be cult. only in the alpine garden.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
  
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'''''Anthemis''''' (''[[Syllable stress of Botanical Latin|Án-the-mis]]'') is a genus of about 100 species of aromatic herbs in the [[Asteraceae]], closely related to ''[[Chamaemelum]]'', and like that genus, known by the common name '''[[Chamomile]]'''; some species are also called '''Dog-fennel''' or '''Mayweed'''. However, [[Mayweed]] is improperly used for this genus since Mayweed refers to the ''[[Matricaria]]'' genus. Anthemis are native to the [[Mediterranean]] region and southwest [[Asia]] east to [[Iran]]. They have been grown in and have become native to [[England]]/[[United Kingdom]].
 
  
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''Anthemis'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Bucculatricidae|Bucculatrix anthemidella]]'', a leaf-miner which feeds exclusively on ''Anthemis tinctoria''.
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The flowers are commonly used for tea, and the leaves, when crushed, give off a scent of apples. It grows well in light, sandy soil. Nicknamed "the plants' physician", it seems to improve the health of other plants grown near it. Chamomile flowers make a good rinse for fair hair.
 
  
 
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*''Anthemis tuberculata''
 
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Plant Characteristics
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Anthemis (Án-the-mis) is a genus of about 100 species of aromatic herbs in the Asteraceae, closely related to Chamaemelum, and like that genus, known by the common name Chamomile; some species are also called Dog-fennel or Mayweed. However, Mayweed is improperly used for this genus since Mayweed refers to the Matricaria genus. Anthemis are native to the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia east to Iran. They have been grown in and have become native to England/United Kingdom.


Read about Anthemis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Anthemis (Greek name of the chamomile). Compositae. Chamomile. Pyrethrum-like heavy-scented plants, annual, biennial or perennial, members of a large, Old World temperate-region genus, used in borders and alpine gardens.

Heads many-fld., the disk yellow, the rays white and yellow and (in the common cult, species) pistillate, the receptacle conical and chaffy, the achenes terete or ribbed, and either naked or bearing a minute crown: Lvs. pinnately dissected.

Two or three of the species are weeds. Others are excellent border plants. The true chamomile is a medicinal plant. The hardy perennial species, which alone are grown in this country, are easily handled in the border, where they bloom from midsummer till frost. They thrive in almost any soil, but need full exposure to sun.

Propagation is by seeds or division of the clumps, usually the latter.

A. Aizoon, Griseb.-Achillea ageratifolia. Gn. 24:342.—A. arabica, Linn.-Cladanthus.—A. coronaria, Hort.-Chrysanthemum coronarium.—A. floribunda, Hort. Dwarf: Lvs. much dissected: fl.-heads pure white. — A. Biebersteiniana, Koch, is found in some catalogues. It is an alpine plant with pinnate Lvs., which are silvery, and yellow fls. Can be cult. only in the alpine garden.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Anthemis contains about 100 species, including the following:

Gallery

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References

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