Anthemis arvensis, also known as corn chamomile, mayweed, scentless chamomile, or field chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is used as an ornamental plant.
Distribution
Native
;Palearctic:
:Macaronesia: Azores, Canary Islands
:Northern Africa: Algeria, Tunisia
:Western Asia: Sinai, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
:Caucasus: Georgia, North Caucasus
:Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
:Central Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
:East Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Crimea
:Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Crete, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovenia
:Southwestern Europe: France Corsica, Portugal, Spain, Balearic Islands
Introduced
Widely naturalized in North and South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Asia.
Subspecies
Six subspecies are accepted.
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. acrochordona âÂÂàFrance, Italy, Sardinia
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. arvensis âÂÂàMacaronesia, Europe, north Africa, Western Asia
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. cyllenea <small>(Halácsy) R.Fern.</small> âÂÂàGreece including Cyclades
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. glabra âÂÂàCorsica
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. incrassata <small>(Loisel.) Nyman</small> âÂÂàMorocco and Mediterranean Europe from Portugal to Crete
- Anthemis arvensis subsp. sphacelata <small>(C.Presl) R.Fern.</small> âÂÂàsouthern Italy and Sicily
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