Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile,
קחוון מצוי
 
Scientific name:  Anthemis pseudocotula Boiss.
Common name:  Common Chamomile
Hebrew name:  קחוון מצוי
Family:  Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים

Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008

 
Life form:  Annual
Leaves:  Alternate, dissected twice or more
Flowers:  White, yellow
Flowering Period:  March, April, May
Habitat:  Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes, Desert
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:   Med - Irano-Turanian - Saharo-Arabian
Summer shedding:  Ephemeral

Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: February 29, 2008


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.
pseudocotula, pseudes, ψευδηϛ, "false, untrue", cotula (Greek), "small cup".
  • The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.



Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010


Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010


Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010


Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010


Anthemis pseudocotula, Common Chamomile, קחוון מצוי
Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010