Anthemis arvensis
species of plant
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.
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