Biology:Anthemis brachycarpa
| Anthemis brachycarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Anthemis |
| Species: | A. brachycarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthemis brachycarpa Eig
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Anthemis brachycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Israel.[1][2]
Description
Anthemis brachycarpa is an annual species.[3] The plant has alternate, dissected leaves, and daisy-like composite flower heads flowering in spring.[4] The fruits are achenes.[5]
Habitat and distribution
Anthemis brachycarpa prefers light soil containing a low amount of limestone, and grows especially well in red sandy soils in its native Mediterranean climate.[2] It is limited in natural distribution to a few locations on the Sharon plain in western Israel,[4] where it is critically endangered.[1][2]
Names
In Hebrew the plant is called קַחְוָן קְצַר-פֵּרוֹת[3] The specific epithet brachycarpa is in Greek and means "short-fruited."[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anthemis brachycarpa Eig". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177188-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Anthemis brachycarpa". https://redlist.parks.org.il/en/plants/detail/Anthemis%20brachycarpa/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Danin, Avinoam; Fragman-Sapir, Ori. "Anthemis brachycarpa Eig - קחוון קצר-פירות". https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ANTBRA/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Anthemis brachycarpa". https://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=1846.
- ↑ "Anthemis brachycarpa Eig - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/6182580.
- ↑ "Searching Botanary - brachycarpa". https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=brachycarpa.
Wikidata ☰ Q15571266 entry
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