Anthemis cotula L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Stinking Chamomile
🇫🇷 Anthémide puante, Camomille puante, Anthémis fétide, Anthémis puant, Maroute, Camomille fétide, Anthémide fétide

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Subtribe: Anthemidinae
Genus: Anthemis
Species: Anthemis cotula

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with A. arvensis L., 1753, whose flowers and leaves are not scented, while those of A. cotula emit a foul odor when crushed.

Intergeneric hybridization is possible with Cota tinctoria (L.) J.Gay, 1845 to produce × Cotanthemis bollei (Sch.Bip. ex Asch.) J.M.H.Shaw, 2023, P (hom. syn. A. × bollei Sch.Bip. ex Asch., 1866).

Photographs

img/anthemis-cotula.webp — *Anthemis cotula*

img/anthemis-cotula-4.webp — *Anthemis cotula*

img/anthemis-cotula-2.webp — *Anthemis cotula*

img/anthemis-cotula-3.webp — *Anthemis cotula* - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 381). Biotope.