Hebrew: קחוון הנגב, Arabic: الأربيان أسود القدم
| Scientific name: | Anthemis melampodina Delile | |
| Common name: | Negev Chamomile | |
| Hebrew name: | קחוון הנגב | |
| Arabic name: | الأربيان أسود القدم | |
| Family: | Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים |
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| Life form: | Therophyte, annual | |
| Stems: | 15-25 cm tall, pubescent or tomentose herb with ascending branches from near the base | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, dissected twice or more | |
| Flowers: | White ray petals, yellow disc | |
| Fruits / pods: | Cypselas tuberculate | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Shrub-steppes, Desert | |
| Distribution: | Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype: | Saharo-Arabian | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Anthemis. Chamomile. From Greek chamos, "ground", melos, "apple." Anthemis is the Greek name for this plant which has a long history, as a flavoring herb and in medicine. melampodina, melas, μελαϛ, black, dark; "black foot". The Hebrew word: קחוון, kahvan from Arabic, أقحوان,'aqhawan, קחואן.
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