Asteraceae
Anthemis

Anthemis pseudocotula Boiss.

First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 6: 86 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Annual herb, (10–)15–50 cm tall, appressed hairy or glabrescent with erect or ascending branches from near the base
Morphology Leaves
Leaves short-petiolate, ovate-oblong, 1.5–3 × 1–1.5 cm, 2(–3)-pinnatisect into linear-oblanceolate, 1–3 × c. 0.5 mm, acute ultimate segments
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel
Pedicels 3–6 cm long, gradually thickened upwards and strongly arcuate in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula radiate, 1.5–2.5 cm in diameter; involucre 5–8 mm in diameter; phyllaries ovate-oblong, 3–4 × 1–2 mm, pubescent, scarious margined, subacute; receptacle elongate-conical, 6–8 × 3–4 mm, chaffy in upper half only; paleae linear-subulate, 2.5–3 mm long, cuspidate, persistent
Ray
Ray florets female, 10–12, fertile, limbs oblong, 3–7 × 2.5–3.5 mm, white, tube glabrous, compressed
Disc
Disc florets yellow, as long as paleae, tube glabrous, somewhat swollen at base in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes turbinate-obpyramidate, ± tetragonous, 1–1.5 mm long, distinctly 10-ribbed, occasionally ± tuberculate, oblique, truncate or rounded at the apices, auricle absent or nearly up to half as long as achenes.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum Auricle
Auricle 1/3 to ½ as long as achenes, triangular, entire or obscurely lobed.
Ecology
Silty depressions; alt. 150–400 m;
Phenology
flowering & fruiting: Apr.-Jun.
Distribution
Iraq, Egypt (Sinai), Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Iran.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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