Anthemis Arvensis, Corn Chamomile



Common name:
Corn chamomile
Scientific name:
Anthemis arvensis
Main flower color:
Range:
South and southeast England
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Arable fields, especially on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Solitary flowerheads, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, with up to 20 white ray florets around a center of many small, yellow, five-lobed ray florets. Phyllaries have scarious margins and a green midrib; they are irregularly covered by white hairs, as are the stem, stalk and leaves
Leaves:
Finely divided into short, linear, pointed segments. Sparsely hairy
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★