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

Anthemis cupaniana
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Anthemis
Species:
A. cupaniana
Binomial name
Anthemis cupaniana
Synonyms[2]
  • Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana (Tod. ex Nyman) R.Fernandes

References edit

  1. ^ Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 360 (1879)
  2. ^ a b "Anthemis cupaniana Tod. ex Nyman". 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