Asteraceae
Anthemis

Anthemis arvensis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 894 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Medit. and Iran. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Alabama, Belarus, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Falkland Is., Florida, Georgia, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Japan, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tasmania, Tennessee, Uruguay, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Ghafoor, A. (2002). Flora of Pakistan 207: 1-172. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Flora of Iraq

  • Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 301 (1875)
  • De Candolle, Prodr. 6: 10 (1838)
  • Fedorov in Scraschkin & Bobrov, Fl. SSSR 26: 36 (1961)
  • Fernandes in Fl. Europ. 4: 153 (1976)
  • Ghafoor & Al-Turki in Candollea 52: 465. f. 2, G-K (1997).
  • Grierson & Yavin Fl. Turkey 5: 198. f. 9 (1975)
  • L., Sp. Pl.: 894 (1753)
  • Täckholm, Stud. Fl. Egypt, ed. 2. 574 (1974)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Ghafoor, A. (2002). Flora of Pakistan 207: 1-172. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1972 s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000901784 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edwards, P.J. [402] United Kingdom K002304249 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304267 No
{Lawalrée} [6662] Belgium K002304279 No
Gandoger, M. [[12015]] Greece K002304324 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002304346 No
Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [821] United States K002713991 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [[126]] France K002304292 No
Oliver, D. [1] United Kingdom K002304230 No
Juda, F.; Semen, F. [s.n.] K002304463 No
Hepper, F.N. [9904] France K002304296 No
Ballard, F.; Ballard, E. [496] Guernsey K002304257 No
Martindale, L.E. [136] Spain K002304367 No
Wilczek [823] Belgium K002304278 No
Forsyth-Major, C.I. [[H292-23]] France K002304390 No
E.C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304237 No
Gratz [s.n.] K002304275 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002304298 No
Zetterstedt [1289] Sweden K002304369 No
[Garderf] [s.n.] Austria K002304277 No
Bourgeau, E. [588] Spain K002304363 No
[Willmann] [s.n.] Spain K002304460 No
[V. B. Summerhayes] [4052] France K002304297 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304373 No
s.coll. [763] K002304206 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304335 No
Allen, P. [2384] France K002304284 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304357 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [503] France K002304293 No
Keck [s.n.] Austria K002304274 No
[Gaudogen] [s.n.] Italy K002304428 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304236 No
Boorman, J.L. [NSW121383] Australia K002713862 No
Barkley, E.D.; Barkley, F.A. [6574] Iraq K002351384 Yes
Zahn, K.H. [1441] Greece K000901780 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dixon Hewitt, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304227 No
Blanco, F.M. [528] Spain K000901779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13000] United Kingdom K002304229 No
Coveny, R.G.; Roy, S.K. [8648] Australia K002713861 No
López, G.; Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K002304330 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304271 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [7577] South Africa K002713977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304337 No
Schulze, M. [s.n.] Germany K002304465 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304375 No
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002304372 No
C.E.B. [s.n.] K002304244 No
Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain K002304458 No
Atchley, S.C. [405] Greece K002304320 No
Hepper, F.N. [9526] France K002304295 No
Sendtner [284] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002304283 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304256 No
s.coll. [976] Finland K002304291 No
Schulze, M. [s.n.] Germany K002304466 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [13066] Spain K002304351 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002351388 Yes
Emmerich, M. [3305] Chile K002714025 Yes
Harris, G.W. [54] Greece K002304316 No
Rechinger, K.H. [13684] Greece K002304323 No
Harris, G.W. [139] Greece K002304315 No
Cousturier, P. [s.n.] France K002304389 No
[F. W. Holder] [H11441932] United Kingdom K002304223 No
Willkomm, H.M. [486] Spain K002304451 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [11664] United Kingdom K002304205 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304238 No
Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K002304423 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [255] France K002304294 No
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] K002304454 No
Wright, F.B. [389] South Africa K002713979 Yes
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, C.E. [12425] United Kingdom K002304204 No
Rodway, F.A. [2111] Australia K002713863 No
Crosfield, A.J. [s.n.] K002304245 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K002304305 No
Atchley, S.C. [201] Greece K002304314 No
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002304332 No
Martindale, G.E. [136] Spain K002304365 No
Podpera, J.; Sirjaev, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002304289 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304209 No
Barclay, C. [1382] Greece K002304312 No
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Finland K002304290 No
Greuter, W.; Matthäs, U. [s.n.] Greece K002304326 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002304376 No
Willkomm, H.M. [881] K002304456 No
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304242 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002304378 No
Kingston; Kingston [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304211 No
Butcher, R. [s.n.] Spain K002304349 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Spain K002304353 No
C.E.B. [1951] K002304247 No
Al-Kaisi [42544] Iraq K002351385 Yes
[L. M. Larnalf] [s.n.] Czech Republic K002304288 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002304354 No
Gamble, J.S. [19239] Switzerland K002304374 No
Willkommii, H.M. [s.n.] Spain K002304358 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304265 No
[C. Bourgeau] [s.n.] Spain K002304352 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002304355 No
H.P.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304234 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304334 No
Sendtner [284] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002304281 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304241 No
Edmonds, M.E. [311] Spain K002304368 No
Collett, R. [s.n.] Norway K002304343 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304462 No
{Salzmann} [s.n.] Spain K002304459 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002304309 No
s.coll. [856] United Kingdom K002304239 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304425 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000901777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willkommii, H.M. [s.n.] Spain K002304361 No
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [534] Spain K002304452 No
Bucknall, C.; White, J.W. [541/15] Italy K002304433 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12353] United Kingdom K002304233 No
Bowman, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304268 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [1699] United Kingdom K002304240 No
[Rev. Garder] [s.n.] Austria K002304276 No
[D. J. B. Kümmerh] [s.n.] Albania K002304270 No
[Lurrlf] [s.n.] K002304272 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304333 No
[St. Oranic] [s.n.] Croatia K002304286 No
G.H.L. [s.n.] K002304262 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [3256] United Kingdom K002304264 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K002304304 No
[R. Wilezek] [1397] Belgium K002304280 No
Brookes, V. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304259 No
[lngl] [s.n.] K002304380 No
[Mayati] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304219 No
Gandoger, M. [10782] Greece K002304322 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304461 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002304377 No
Omar, S.; Hamid, H. [36478] Iraq K002351386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304442 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304248 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [8179] United Kingdom K002304218 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K002304370 No
Willkommii, H.M. [709] Spain K000901781 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [170] Spain K002304366 No
Goulimy [4] Greece K002304317 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Poland K002304344 No
W.A.S. [s.n.] K002304261 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304220 No
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [534] Spain K002304453 No
Rilstone, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304210 No
Gamble, J.S. [29931] United Kingdom K002304253 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304231 No
[W. A. Glasson] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304208 No
s.coll. [S22] Greece K002304319 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [7577] South Africa K002713978 Yes
Schulze, M. [s.n.] Germany K002304468 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002304307 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3016] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002304282 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304443 No
Welwitsch [s.n.] Spain K002304455 No
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [[351b]] Italy K002304329 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304232 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 492] United Kingdom K000914457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304359 No
L.B.H. [368/3] K002304250 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [5673] K002304251 No
Dyer, R.A. [3253] South Africa K002713976 Yes
[Fr. Mayer] [s.n.] Italy K002304424 No
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304212 No
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Spain K002304457 No
Bourgeau, E. [3] K002304362 No
Smith, E.E. [s.n.] K002304252 No
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304228 No
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002713989 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [7033] Netherlands K002304327 No
[Drammer] [s.n.] Germany K002304308 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002304303 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304356 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304429 No
McClintock, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304260 No
Ballard, F.; Ballard, E. [496] Guernsey K002304258 No
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [s.n.] Italy K002304331 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304269 No
Bannister, C.W. [F2] United Kingdom K002304216 No
Huet du Pavillon, E.; Huet du Pavillon, A. [s.n.] Italy K002304338 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304360 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000901778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holder, F.W. [H11141935] United Kingdom K002304222 No
Pullan, F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304255 No
Griewank, G. [s.n.] Czech Republic K002304287 No
Rydeman, Fr. [1] Sweden K002304371 No
Rogers, F.A. [722] Italy K002304328 No
Hubbard, C.E. [12585] United Kingdom K002304226 No
Palermo [s.n.] Italy K002304444 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002304302 No
Callier, A. [629] Ukraine K002304347 No
[Dr. Sonar] [[2083]] Romania K002304345 No
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [98] Spain K002304350 No
Bourgeau, E. [2] Spain K002304364 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304441 No
Petermann [s.n.] Germany K002304306 No
[Wilts] [s.n.] K002304254 No
Rostan, E. [s.n.] Italy K002304426 No
McCallum-Webster, M. [8179] United Kingdom K002304217 No
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002351387 Yes
Vogt, C.; Vogt, R. [9199] Spain K002304450 No
s.coll. [115] Bulgaria K000901783 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K000901782 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schulze, M. [s.n.] Germany K002304464 No
Butcher, R. [s.n.] Spain K002304348 No
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304214 No
Blake, S.F. [9488] United States K002713990 Yes
C.R.B. [818] K002304207 No
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002304311 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001738420 No
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] France K002304285 No
Harris, G.W. [217] Greece K002304318 No
Bentham, G. [[25]] Germany K002304310 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304224 No
[J. N. Surkie] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304263 No
Gibbons, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304225 No
[Thevenot] [s.n.] France K002304301 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304339 No
s.coll. [2] Italy K002304341 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304381 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 492] United Kingdom K000914456 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304266 No
Shkuratenko, Z.V. [s.n.] Ukraine K002304379 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304336 No
s.coll. [1771] North Macedonia K002304342 No
Gandoger, M. [12344] Greece K002304325 No
Schulze, M. [s.n.] Germany K002304467 No
s.coll. [14] K002304243 No
[G. N. Feuq] [s.n.] Austria K002304273 No
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002304215 No
Ritchings, C.R. [[H19041929]] United Kingdom K002304221 No
Atchley, S.C. [405] Greece K002304313 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002304299 No
Delacour, Th. [s.n.] France K002304300 No
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [5476] United Kingdom K002304213 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001738421 No
Baldacci, A. [376] Greece K002304321 No
Cunningham [s.n.] Uruguay Chamaemelum arvense K002490299 Yes

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