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Anthemis cotula

Anthemis cotula L.

dog-fennel, mayweed, stinking chamomile, stinking chamomille

Synonym(s): Maruta cotula

Image ID: 33501
Image by: Lawless, Kenneth
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ANCO2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anthemis cotula
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-01-24

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ANTHE
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Anthemis
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Chamomile
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 175-210 species, herbs, mainly Eurasian.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Watson in FNA (2006a); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Arriagada & Miller (1997)=Z. Key adapted from C. [also see Chamaemelum, Cota]

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ASTERA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Asteraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792
FAMILY COMMON: Aster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect or ascending annual of fields, roadsides and other open, disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia.
STEMS: Stems simple or bushy-branched (especially below), green or reddish, glandular and smooth or hairy.
LEAVES: Leaves alternate, sessile, feathery (pinnately divided into linear segments), 1-2 1/4 in. long, lightly hairy, ill-scented when crushed.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in Â½- to 1-in.-wide daisylike heads at tips of branches; heads consisting of 10--18 white ray florets encircling the bright yellow, domed center disk of tiny, tubular florets.
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COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 12-20 in.

DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Mixed
BLOOM TIME: May-Jul

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BLOOM COLOR: Ahite

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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed
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HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
5466	1995-0589			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
7980	5466	204	NCBG staff	1993-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ANCO2
USDA Common Name: Stinking Chamomile
Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK,
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU	FACU	FACU		FACU	FACU	UPL	FACU	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Anthemis cotula
COMMON NAME: Mayweed, Stinking Chamomille, Mayweed, Dog-fennel
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, Il, K, Pa, RAB, SE, Va, W, WH3, Z; = Maruta cotula (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle - S]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jul.
HABITAT: Roadsides, disturbed areas; native of Eurasia.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Anthemis cotula.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Asteraceae Dumortier 1822 or COMPOSITAE Giseke 1792 (Aster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 1500-1700 genera and 20,000-25,000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, cosmopolitan in distribution.
REFERENCE: Cronquist (1980)=SE throughout family treatment.

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Anthemis L. (Chamomile)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 175-210 species, herbs, mainly Eurasian.
REFERENCE: Watson in FNA (2006a); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Arriagada & Miller (1997)=Z. Key adapted from C. [also see Chamaemelum, Cota]

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Anthemis cotula in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Anthemis cotula in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Anthemis cotula in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Anthemis cotula in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Anthemis cotula in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Anthemis cotula

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 33501 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 33501 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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