Asteraceae

Anthemis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 893 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Central Asia and W. Himalaya, Canary Islands to Arabian Peninsula and Tanzania.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Falkland Is., Florida, Free State, Georgia, Hawaii, Honduras, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Provinces, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • A. Ghafoor & S. I. Ali (Revised by D. J. Nicholas ) (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew PublishingHind
  • Ghafoor & S. I. Ali (2002). The genus Anthemis L. (Compositae) in Iraq: a synopsis. Compositae Newslett. 38: 1–41.
  • Ghafoor, A. (2010). The genus Anthemis L. (Compositae-Anthemideae) in Arabian Peninsula: A taxonomic study. Pakistan J. Bot. 42: 79–98.
  • Iranshahr, M. (1981). Fünf neue Arten der Gattung Anthemis (Compositae) aus Iraq und Afghanistan. Pl. Syst. Evol. 139(1–2): 159–162.
  • Iranshahr, M. 1982. Acht neue Arten der Gattung Anthemis aus Persien. Pl. Syst. Evol. 139(3–4): 313–317. (1982).
  • L. Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 381 (1754).
  • L., Sp. Pl., ed. 1, 2: 893 (1753)
  • Lo Presti, R.M., Oppolzer, S. & Oberprieler, C. (2010). A molecular phylogeny and a revised classification of the Mediterranean genus Anthemis s.l. (Compositae, Anthemideae) based on three molecular markers and micromorphological characters. Taxon 59(5): 1441–1456.
  • Oberprieler, C. (1998). The systematics of Anthemis L. (Compositae, Anthemideae) in W and C North Africa.” Bocconea 9: 1–328.
  • Oberprieler, Vogt & Watson in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 365 [2006] (2007).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • G.P. 2: 420 (1873)
  • K. Bremer & Humphries in Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Bot. 23: 132 (1993)
  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 464 (1994)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 381 (1754)
  • Oliv. & Hiern in F.T.A. 3: 396 (1877)
  • Sp. Pl.: 893 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K000901775 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Bourgeau, E. [275] Spain K000978118 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Bourgeau, E. [2075] Portugal K000978117 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Besser, W. [s.n.] Lithuania K000978121 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Besser, W. [s.n.] Lithuania K000978122 Type Yes
{Drejer} [s.n.] Germany K002304780 No
Davis, D.H. [10290] Egypt K002353001 No
Goulimy, C.N. [121] Greece K002640410 No
Todaro [1103] Italy K002304628 No
Simpson, N.D. [53209] Jordan K002352969 No
Huxley, J. [40 B] Spain K002304816 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000901761 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002304826 No
Balls, E.K. [B488] Türkiye K002352129 No
Gar[illegible] [s.n.] Austria K002304761 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K000901760 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [[311 B]] Russia K002304810 No
Barclay, C. [3401] Greece K002640415 No
Hepper, F.N. [12928] Lebanon K002352978 No
FNH [3326] Israel K002353005 No
s.coll. [1[6]57] North Macedonia K002640428 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640392 No
Muir, J. [4556] South Africa K002713986 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Jordan K002352970 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002640403 No
Willmott, E.A.; Bonnet, E.H. [s.n.] France K002304771 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Greece K002304787 No
Atchley, S.C. [493] Greece K002640423 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002304777 No
Profeta; Groves, H. [2499] Italy K002304623 No
Täckholm, V.; El Hadidi, M.N.E.; Lahham, J.; Boulos, L. [s.n.] Jordan K002352968 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [62] Greece K002640317 No
Dinsmore, J.E. [11654] Jordan K002352980 No
{Heldreich} [s.n.] Greece K002304797 No
Grey-Wilson, C. [s.n.] Andorra K002640440 No
Cretzoiu, P. [s.n.] K002640432 No
Davis [40521] Greece K002640411 No
[I. Mlichfufa]; Janka [s.n.] Romania K002640081 No
Ball, J. [2028] K002351249 Yes
Long, J.W. [H 1716] United Kingdom K002640387 No
Pichler, T.; Barbey, W. [371] Greece K002304784 No
Davis [33304] Ukraine K002640405 No
Hepper, F.N. [8318] Türkiye K002353003 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001738426 No
Smith, R.V. [71/53] Australia K002713866 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640391 No
Aizpuru, I.; Cabezas, F.; Castroviejo, S.; Herrero, A.; Medina, L.; Ouhammou, A.; Pedrol, J.; Prunell, A.; Quintanar, A.; Rico, E. [AH2995] Morocco K001569909 Yes
Lindley [29] K002352990 No
Tedd, H.G. [1622] Greece K002303893 No
Todaro [897] Italy K002304806 No
s.coll. [1935] Greece K002304789 No
Stapf [209] K002352962 No
Melville, R. [s.n.] K002640399 No
Rawdon, P.A. [1B] Spain K002640437 No
Sünd [85] Italy K002640335 No
Atchley, S.C. [433] Spain K002640442 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K002304802 No
Rechinger; Scheffer [1385] Albania K002640402 No
Barclay, C. [3460] Greece K002640418 No
Reverchon, E. [20[0]] Greece K002304796 No
Tedd, H.G. [1586] K002304630 No
Davis, P.H. [4800] West Bank K002352984 No
Gillett, J.B. [15547] Jordan K002352972 No
Monta[illegible] [s.n.] France K002304773 No
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002640431 No
Cretzoiu, P. [s.n.] K002640433 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002640434 No
Field, H.; Lazar, Y. [179] Jordan K002352973 No
Goulimy, C.N. [415] Greece K002640412 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002303892 No
[Botteri] [s.n.] Croatia K002304766 No
s.coll. [5259] Lebanon K002352981 No
[Saint Supery] [s.n.] Russia K002304813 No
Stainton, J.D.A. [7313] Greece K002640413 No
Gillett, J.B. [16122] Jordan K002352971 No
Tackholm; Boulos; Ibrahim; [Mahdi] [s.n.] Egypt K002352999 No
Carrasco, M.A.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935352 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002352122 No
Charpentier [23] Germany K002304779 No
{Heldreich} [104] Greece K002304619 No
Turrill, W.B. [367] Greece K002304794 No
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002352998 No
Watson, G.A. [s.n.] Iraq K002352993 No
Atchley, S.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002304808 No
Hepper, F.N. [13352] Lebanon K002352967 No
Davis [40411] Greece K002640422 No
Boissier, P.E.; Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] K000978120 Type Yes
[Botteri] [s.n.] Croatia K002304767 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640388 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000978119 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, S. [s.n.] France K002640409 No
Brummitt, R.K. [60E185] Italy K002640427 No
{Bordère} [s.n.] France K002640408 No
Barclay, C. [3542] Greece K002640419 No
[Thevenot]; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002304770 No
Davis, P.H. [6660A] Lebanon K002352983 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304818 No
Atchley, S.C. [1960] Greece K002304788 No
Pinard [s.n.] Syria K002351250 Yes
[Wreirmary] [39] Türkiye K002352126 No
s.coll. [1670] North Macedonia K002640429 No
Rawi; Waltar [16216] Iraq K002352965 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Türkiye K002352128 No
Trask, B. [s.n.] United States K002714019 Yes
Haradjian, M. [378] Syria K002351247 Yes
s.coll. [262] Greece K002304618 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304801 No
El-Keblawy, A.; Heller, T.M.; Borosova, R. [RB173] United Arab Emirates K002352995 No
[illegible] [s.n.] Italy K002304620 No
[Creux]; Barbey, [s.n.] South Africa K002713985 Yes
Dinter [7229] South Africa K002713987 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [749] Türkiye K002352127 No
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002304621 No
Hepper; Davies [13028] West Bank K002352989 No
[C. W. Bannister] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640398 No
Lange, J. [s.n.] Spain K000901762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens [s.n.] Russia K002304811 No
Durieu, M.C. [s.n.] Spain K000978107 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ausserdorfer, A. [s.n.] Austria K002304763 No
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Qatar K002352986 No
Taylor, T.W.J. [A10] Egypt K002353000 No
Lossen, W. [402] Argentina K002714057 Yes
Rico, L.; et al. [1874b] Tunisia K000296097 No
Hooker [135] K002304631 No
{Ausserdorfer} [s.n.] Austria K002304762 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [89] Spain K002640438 No
Dickson, V. (Mrs.) [93] Kuwait K002352976 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304820 No
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K002304824 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K002304812 No
Townsend, D.W.H. [T55] Spain K002640439 No
Hepper, F.N. [8309] Israel K002353002 No
Ohlsén, R.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002304825 No
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Greece K002640420 No
Atchley, S.C. [198] Greece K002304617 No
Grey-Wilson, C. [s.n.] Andorra K002640441 No
Tedd, H.G. [s.n.] Türkiye K002303890 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002304821 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Greece K002304793 No
Melville, R. [s.n.] K002640400 No
Reverchon, E. [200] Greece K002304798 No
Hepper; Davies [13057] West Bank K002352988 No
Heldreich, J. [s.n.] Greece K002304120 No
Goulimy, C.N. [412] Greece K002640421 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002304805 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304829 No
Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H.; Shaw, H.K.A. [1833] United Kingdom K002640390 No
Melville, R. [s.n.] K002640401 No
{Grisebach} [s.n.] Greece K002640414 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002304828 No
Tedd, H.G. [1622] K002303891 No
Grubb, P.J. [156] Albania K002640436 No
[F. Fettveis] [s.n.] Germany K002304782 No
Atchley, S.C. [2017] Greece K002304785 No
Dickson, V. (Mrs.) [93] Kuwait K002352977 No
Bornmüller, J. [178] Italy K002640425 No
Rawi; Gillett [6113] Iraq K002352964 No
Prihoda, M. [s.n.] Italy K002304804 No
[W. J. Andrews] [[H 969]] United Kingdom K002640386 No
Duthie, J.F. [8661] Pakistan K002352996 No
Profeta [s.n.] Italy K002304622 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K002352992 No
Edmonds, M.E. [175] Spain K002640443 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640393 No
Haradjian, M. [3736] Syria K002351248 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640397 No
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002304783 No
{Heldreich} [s.n.] Greece K002304616 No
Bogdanova, N.; Kiseleva, K.; Makeeva, T.; Czamara, L. [s.n.] Russia K002304814 No
McDonald, M. [s.n.] Jordan K002352975 No
Bourgeau, E. [282] Spain K000901764 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Germany K002304776 No
Gard[illegible] [s.n.] Austria K002304764 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640395 No
Atchley, S.C. [2017] Greece K002304786 No
Vágner [s.n.] Hungary K002304800 No
Barclay, C. [3128] Greece K002304799 No
Bianor Marie (Fr.) [s.n.] Spain K002304815 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Montenegro K002304807 No
Hepper, F.N. [8555] Israel K002353004 No
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K002713988 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1399] K002303889 No
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [5562] Greece K002352994 No
Collenette, S. [70] Saudi Arabia K002352985 No
Grecescu, D. [s.n.] Romania K002640435 No
Willmott, E.A.; Bonnet, E.H. [s.n.] France K002304768 No
Hepper; Davies [13081] West Bank K002352987 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Pakistan K002352997 No
Baldacci, A. [[204]] Albania K002304760 No
Hübner [s.n.] Germany K002304781 No
Melville, R.; R. C. L. Burge[s] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640389 No
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] Spain K002304823 No
Brant, J.; Strangways, W.H.F. [s.n.] Iraq K002352991 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002304827 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640394 No
s.coll. [101] France K002304772 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002640079 No
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002304817 No
Boissier, E. [s.n.] K000901759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Ernst, W.R. [5870] Portugal K002640430 No
Montagne [s.n.] Spain K000901758 Unknown Type Material Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [392] Italy K002304624 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002640404 No
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] K002304830 No
Sintenis, P. [467] Greece K002304792 No
Heldreich, D. [s.n.] Greece K002304791 No
Hepper, F.N. [12028] Lebanon K002352979 No
Soleirol [78] France K002304775 No
Gillett, J.B. [15590] Jordan K002352974 No
Summers, R.W. [s.n.] United States K002714020 Yes
van Royen, P. [11824] Netherlands K002640424 No
Bourgeau, E. [282] Spain K000901763 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9885] France K002640407 No
s.coll. [605] Italy K002640426 No
Fleischer [s.n.] Türkiye K002352123 No
Omer, S.; Ghafoor, A. [1352] Pakistan K002713853 No
Maly [s.n.] Syria K002304765 No
{Kelaart} [s.n.] Spain K002304819 No
Gandoger, M. [7779] K002303894 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002352121 No
Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002304774 No
Guest, E.; Mahalhal, I. [15222] Iraq K002352966 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002352124 No
Atchley, S.C. [1960] Greece K002304795 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [11044] Greece K002640417 No
Blanco [527] Spain K002304822 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Türkiye K002352125 No
Hepper, F.N. [9978] France K002640406 No
Lemperg, F. [723] Greece K002640416 No
Orphanides, T.G. [s.n.] Greece K002304790 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002640396 No
Todaro [1103] Italy K002304629 No

Sources

  • 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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