Anthémis of the dyers
The anthémis of the dyers ( Anthemis tinctoria ) is a long-lived herbaceous plant of the family of the Astéracées. It flowers in summer at low altitude in the majority of the countries of Western Europe, except for the Mediterranean regions.
Description
It is a plant of intermediate size, with often ramified stem, green bipennatilobées sheets with reverse blanchâtre and hairy. The flowerheads yellow are gilded. As for all the anthémis, the peripheral florets, ligulas, are female, while the florets of the disc are hermaphrodites.
Characteristics
- reproductive bodies:
- Standard of inflorescence: corymbe of flowerheads
- distribution of the sexes: gynomonoïque
- Standard of pollination: entomogame, autogame
- Period of flowering: June at August
- seed:
- Standard of fruit: Akène
- Mode of dissemination: barochore
- Habitat and distribution:
- standard Habitat: long-lived rudérales pionnières, mésoxérophiles, médioeuropéennes, thermophilous waste lands
- Surface of distribution: eurasiatic Southerner
Subspecies
- Anthemis tinctoria L. subsp. tinctoria
- Anthemis tinctoria L. subsp. australis R.Fern
Use
One formerly extracted from this plant a yellow dyeing, which explains the name given to the species. Other vernacular names used sometimes: camomile of the dyers, dimensioned dyers.
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