''Anthemis cupaniana'', called the Sicilian chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

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 ...

'', native to Sicily, and introduced to Great Britain and the

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. It may have gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...

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as ''Anthemis punctata'' subsp. ''cupaniana'', which may well refer to ''

Anthemis punctata ''Anthemis punctata'', called the Sicilian chamomile, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Anthemis'', native to Algeria and Tunisia, and introduced to Sicily, Great Britain and Ireland. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's A ...

''.

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cupaniana Endemic flora of Sicily Plants described in 1879 {{Asteroideae-stub