Anthemis

أقحوان

• COMMON NAME:Anthemis

• ARABIC:أقحوان

• BOTANICAL NAME:Anthemis odontostephana Boiss.

• FAMILY:ASTERACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Slope (Rocky)

• TYPES:Annual

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, small herb, aromatic. Stems slender, erect or spreading, up to 5-8 cm. Leaves deeply dissected, feathery. Flowerheads solitary, ray florets white, disc florets yellow. Fruits ribbed. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021.