Anthemideae is a

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...

of flowering plants in the family,

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

, and the subfamily

Asteroideae Asteroideae is a subfamily of the plant family Asteraceae. It contains about 70% of the species of the family. It consists of several tribes, including Astereae, Calenduleae, Eupatorieae, Gnaphalieae, Heliantheae, Senecioneae and Tageteae. Aste ...

. They are distributed

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with concentrations in

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, the

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, and

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.Oberprieler, C., et al. (2007) A new subtribal classification of the tribe Anthemideae (Compositae). ''Willdenowia'' 37(1): 89–114. Most species of plant known as

chamomile Chamomile (American English) or camomile (British English; see spelling differences) ( or ) is the common name for several plants of the family Asteraceae. Two of the species, ''Matricaria recutita'' and ''Anthemis nobilis'', are commonly us ...

belong to genera of this tribe. As of 2006 there were about 1800 species classified in 111

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

. In 2007 the tribe was divided into 14 subtribes, including

Glebionidinae Glebionidinae is a small subtribe of flowering plants in the tribe Anthemideae of the family Asteraceae. Its members include species used in the production of garden marguerites. Description Members of the subtribe are either subshrubs ('' Argy ...

, the source of hybrid

garden marguerite Garden marguerites, also known as marguerite daisies, are cultivars of plants in the subtribe Glebionidinae of the family Asteraceae, the great majority being hybrids created in cultivation. One of the genera belonging to the subtribe, '' Argyrant ...

Genera

Anthemideae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as March 2022: *'' × Anthematricaria'' *'' × Anthemimatricaria'' *''

Aaronsohnia ''Aaronsohnia'' is a genus in the family Asteraceae, native to mainly non-salty steppes and deserts in North Africa and Middle East. It was named in 1927 after the agronomist Aaron Aaronsohn by the botanists Otto Warburg (1859–1938) and Alexand ...

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Achillea ''Achillea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, known colloquially as yarrows. The plants typically have frilly leaves. The common name "yarrow" usually refers to '' A. millefolium''. The genus was named after the Gre ...

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Adenanthellum ''Adenanthellum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae described as a genus in 1979. There is only one known species, ''Adenanthellum osmitoides'', endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic o ...

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Adenoglossa ''Adenoglossa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1976. There is only one known species, ''Adenoglossa decurrens'', endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (R ...

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Ajania ''Ajania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, described as a genus in 1955. The genus is native to temperate Asia, primarily Russia and China. It is named after the Russian port city Ayan in the Khabarovsk Krai region of the ...

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Ajaniopsis ''Ajaniopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1978. There is only one known species, ''Ajaniopsis penicilliformis'', endemic to Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering ...

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Allardia ''Allardia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1841. ''Allardia'' is native to Tibet and Central Asia. ; Species * '' Allardia lasiocarpa'' (G.X.Fu) K.Bremer & Humphries - Tibet * '' Allardia transalaic ...

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Anacyclus ''Anacyclus'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. Annuals or herbaceous perennials, they are cultivated for their fern-like leaves on creeping, radiating stems and daisy-like flowers. They are frost-hardy ...

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Anthemis ''Anthemis'' is a genus of aromatic flowering plants in the family (biology), family Asteraceae, closely related to ''Chamaemelum'', and like that genus, known by the common name chamomile; some species are also called dog-fennel or mayweed. ''An ...

'' *'' Arctanthemum'' *''

Argyranthemum ''Argyranthemum'' (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus '' Chrysanthemum''. The genus is endemic to Macaronesia ...

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'' *'' Artemisiella'' *''

Athanasia ''Athanasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. ; Species ''Athanasia'' is native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Sout ...

'' *'' Bellidiastrum'' *''

Brachanthemum ''Brachanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to Asia.Brocchia'' *''

Cancrinia ''Cancrinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to central Asia, where they are distributed in China, Mongolia, and Russia.Cancriniella ''Cancriniella'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It contains only one known species ''Cancriniella krascheninnikovii'', endemic to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is ...

'' *'' Castrilanthemum'' *''

Chamaemelum ''Chamaemelum'' is a small genus of plants in the daisy family commonly known as chamomiles or dogfennels. Perhaps the best-known species is Roman chamomile, ''Chamaemelum nobile''. These are annual or perennial herbs, rarely exceeding half a me ...

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Chamomilla ''Matricaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed," but this name also refers to plants not in this genus. Most are very common in the temp ...

'' *'' Chlamydophora'' *''

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums (), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus ''Chrysanthemum'' in the family Asteraceae. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center ...

'' *'' Chrysanthoglossum'' *'' Cladanthus'' *'' Coleostephus'' *'' Cota'' *''

Cotula ''Cotula'' is a genus of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It includes plants known generally as water buttons or buttonweeds. The species within this genus can vary extensively in their habit, leaf division, involucre, receptacle and ...

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Crossostephium ''Crossostephium'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The only species is ''Crossostephium chinense'' native to parts of Japan ( Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto), Taiwan, Guangdong, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, and th ...

'' *'' Cymbopappus'' *'' Daveaua'' *'' Elachanthemum'' *''

Endopappus ''Endopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1860. There is only one known species, ''Endopappus macrocarpus'', native to North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya). ;subspecies * ''Endopappus ...

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Eriocephalus ''Eriocephalus'' is a genus of African flowering plants in the daisy family. General description The genus ''Eriocephalus'' appears in the ''Species Plantarum'' of Carl Linnaeus, item 926 (1753), and was dealt with by William Henry Harvey in ...

'' *'' Eumorphia'' *'' Filifolium'' *'' Foveolina'' *''

Glebionis ''Glebionis'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. The species were formerly treated in the genus '' Chrysanthemum'', but a 1999 ruling of the International Botanical Congre ...

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Glossopappus ''Glossopappus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, daisy family. ;Species There is only one known species, ''Glossopappus macrotus'', native to the western Mediterranean (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal) References ...

'' *'' Gonospermum'' *''

Gymnopentzia ''Gymnopentzia'' is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. The only known species is ''Gymnopentzia bifurcata'', native to Lesotho and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South A ...

'' *'' Handelia'' *'' Heliocauta'' *''

Heteranthemis ''Heteranthemis'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the daisy family containing the single species ''Heteranthemis viscidehirta'' ( orth. var. ''H. viscidihirta''),

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Heteromera ''Heteromera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1874. ''Heteromera'' is native to North Africa. ; Species * '' Heteromera fuscata'' (Desf.) Pomel - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya * '' Heteromera macro ...

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Hilliardia ''Hilliardia'' is a monotypic genus of South African flowering plants in the daisy family. It only contains one known species, ''Hilliardia zuurbergensis'' It is native to the Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. The genus ...

'' *'' Hippia'' *'' Hippolytia'' *'' Hulteniella'' *'' Hymenolepis'' *'' Hymenostemma'' *'' Inezia'' *'' Inulanthera'' *''

Ismelia ''Ismelia carinata'', the tricolour chrysanthemum, tricolor daisy, or annual chrysanthemum, is an ornamental plant native to north Africa that is cultivated as a garden plant and grows as a weed in California. It is the sole species in the genus ...

'' *'' Kaschgaria'' *''

Lasiospermum ''Lasiospermum'' (cocoonhead) is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, daisy family. ; SpeciesLepidolopha'' *'' Lepidolopsis'' *'' Lepidophorum'' *''

Leptinella ''Leptinella'' is a genus of alpine flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, comprising 33 species, distributed in New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America. Many of the species are endemic to New Zealand. For over 10 ...

'' *'' Leucanthemella'' *''

Leucanthemopsis ''Leucanthemopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. ; Species * ''Leucanthemopsis alpina'' (L.) Heywood - central + southern Europe from Spain to Ukraine * ''Leucanthemopsis flaveola'' (Hoffmanns. & Link) Heywood - Spain, Po ...

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Leucanthemum ''Leucanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plan ...

'' *'' Leucocyclus'' *'' Leucoptera'' *'' Lidbeckia'' *''

Lonas ''Lonas'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. There is only one accepted species, ''Lonas annua'', native to Italy, France, Germany, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tuni ...

'' *'' Marasmodes'' *'' Mataxa'' *''

Matricaria ''Matricaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed," but this name also refers to plants not in this genus. Most are very common in the temp ...

'' *'' Mauranthemum'' *''

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'' *'' Mecomischus'' *''

Microcephala ''Microcephala'' is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ; SpeciesMyxopappus'' *'' Nananthea'' *'' Neopallasia'' *''

Nipponanthemum ''Nipponanthemum nipponicum'', common names "Nippon daisy" or "Montauk daisy," is a plant species native to coastal regions of Japan but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. It is now naturalized as an escapee along seashores in New Yo ...

'' *'' Nivellea'' *''

Oncosiphon ''Oncosiphon'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae, daisy family (Asteraceae).Gibbs Russell, G. E., W. G. M. Welman, E. Retief, K. L. Immelman, G. Germishuizen, B. J. Pienaar, M. Van Wyk & A. Nicholas. 1987. List of species of ...

'' *'' Opisthopappus'' *'' Osmitopsis'' *''

Otanthus ''Otanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe (Anthemideae) within the daisy family (Asteraceae or Compositae). The only known species is the cotton weed plant, ''Otanthus maritimus''. It is a small pioneering perennial that ...

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Otospermum ''Otospermum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ;Species The only known species is ''Otospermum glabrum'', native to France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya Libya (; ar ...

'' *'' Pentzia'' *'' Phaeostigma'' *'' Phalacrocarpum'' *''

Phymaspermum ''Phymaspermum'' is a genus of African plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order ...

'' *'' Picrothamnus'' *'' Plagius'' *''

Polychrysum ''Polychrysum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. There is only one known species, ''Polychrysum tadshikorum'', native to Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسل ...

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Prolongoa ''Prolongoa'' is a genus of Spanish plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ;Species The only accepted species is ''Prolongoa hispanica'', native to Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat ...

'' *'' Pseudohandelia'' *'' Rennera'' *'' Rhetinolepis'' *''

Rhodanthemum ''Rhodanthemum'' syn. ''Chrysanthemopsis'', ''Pyrethropsis'' (Moroccan daisy), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, mostly native to exposed rocky places in Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria). Formerly included in either ' ...

'' *'' Richteria'' *''

Santolina ''Santolina'' is a genus of plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family, primarily from the western Mediterranean region. They are small evergreen shrubs growing tall. The leaves are simple and minute in some species, or pinnate ...

'' *'' Schistostephium'' *'' Sclerorhachis'' *'' Soliva'' *'' Sphaeromeria'' *'' Stilpnolepis'' *'' Tanacetopsis'' *''

Tanacetum ''Tanacetum'' is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, native to many regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

'' *'' Thaminophyllum'' *'' Trichanthemis'' *'' Tridactylina'' *''

Tripleurospermum ''Tripleurospermum'' is a genus in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Mayweed is a common name for plants in this genus. Most of the species are from Europe and temperate Asia although a few are from North America and North Afri ...

'' *'' Turaniphytum'' *'' Tzvelevopyrethrum'' *''

Ugamia ''Ugamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. There is only one known species, ''Ugamia angrenica'', native to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrg ...

'' *'' Ursinia'' *'' Xylanthemum''

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