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Anthemis punctata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Anthemis
Species:
A. punctata
Binomial name
Anthemis punctata
Synonyms [2]
  • Anthemis kabylica Batt. & Trab.

Anthemis punctata, called the Sicilian chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Anthemis, native to Algeria and Tunisia, and introduced to Sicily, Great Britain and Ireland. [2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana, which may well refer to Anthemis cupaniana. [3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: [2]

  • Anthemis punctata subsp. kabylica (Batt.) Oberpr.
  • Anthemis punctata subsp. punctata

References

  1. ^ Symb. Bot. 2: 91 (1791)
  2. ^ a b c "Anthemis punctata Vahl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana Sicilian chamomile". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 March 2021. Synonyms; Anthemis cretica subsp. cupaniana, Anthemis cupaniana