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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Anthemis''
| image = Illustration Anthemis arvensis0.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Corn chamomille]] (''Anthemis arvensis'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]] ([[Compositae]])
| genus = '''''Anthemis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
About 100 species, including:<br/>
''[[Anthemis cotula]]''<br/>
''[[Anthemis nobilis]]''<br/>
''[[Anthemis tinctoria]]''<br/>
(see text for more)
}}
'''''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]].
''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''.
==Cultivation and uses==
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.
==Species==
''Anthemis'' contains about 100 species, including the following:
*''Anthemis altissima''
*''[[Anthemis arvensis]]''
*''Anthemis austriaca''
*''Anthemis cinerea''
*''[[Anthemis cotula]]''
*''Anthemis cretica''
*''Anthemis haussknechtii''
*''Anthemis macedonica''
*''Anthemis marschalliana''
*''[[Anthemis nobilis]]'' (also known as ''Chamaemelum nobile''), [[Roman chamomile]]
*''Anthemis punctata''
*''Anthemis rosea''
*''Anthemis sanci-johannis''
*''Anthemis secundiramea''
*''Anthemis styriaca''
*''[[Anthemis tinctoria]]''
*''Anthemis triumfetti''
*''Anthemis tuberculata''
{{asteraceae-stub}}
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:Herbal tea]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Anthemis''
| image = Illustration Anthemis arvensis0.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = [[Corn chamomille]] (''Anthemis arvensis'')
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asterales]]
| familia = [[Asteraceae]] ([[Compositae]])
| genus = '''''Anthemis'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
About 100 species, including:<br/>
''[[Anthemis cotula]]''<br/>
''[[Anthemis nobilis]]''<br/>
''[[Anthemis tinctoria]]''<br/>
(see text for more)
}}
'''''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]].
''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''.
==Cultivation and uses==
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.
==Species==
''Anthemis'' contains about 100 species, including the following:
*''Anthemis altissima''
*''[[Anthemis arvensis]]''
*''Anthemis austriaca''
*''Anthemis cinerea''
*''[[Anthemis cotula]]''
*''Anthemis cretica''
*''Anthemis haussknechtii''
*''Anthemis macedonica''
*''Anthemis marschalliana''
*''[[Anthemis nobilis]]'' (also known as ''Chamaemelum nobile''), [[Roman chamomile]]
*''Anthemis punctata''
*''Anthemis rosea''
*''Anthemis sanci-johannis''
*''Anthemis secundiramea''
*''Anthemis styriaca''
*''[[Anthemis tinctoria]]''
*''Anthemis triumfetti''
*''Anthemis tuberculata''
{{asteraceae-stub}}
[[Category:Asteraceae]]
[[Category:Herbal tea]]
