Flora of Israel: Ormenis mixta

Ormenis mixta, Chamaemelum mixtum, Anthemis mixta, Cladanthus mixtus, Weedy dog fennel, Simple-leaved chamomile,

Hebrew: קחוונית מצויה, Arabic: كِرْكيش مُخْتَلَط


Scientific name:		Ormenis mixta (L.) Dumort.
Synonym name:		Chamaemelum mixtum (L.) All., Anthemis mixta L., Cladanthus mixtus (L.) Chevall.
Common name:		Weedy dog fennel, Simple-leaved chamomile
Hebrew name:		קחוונית מצויה
Arabic name:		كِرْكيش مُخْتَلَط
Family:		Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים


Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		10-60cm, often much-branched
Leaves:		Alternate, dissected, pinnate (most of the cauline leaves 1-pinnatisect)
Flowers:		Outer florets usually ligulate, female or sterile, white; inner florets hermaphrodite, tubular, yellow
Fruits / pods:		Achene
Flowering Period:		March, April, May
Habitat:		Sand
Distribution:		The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

Ormenis, Greek oro, raise; men, menos, month, reputed to aid menstruation

mixta, mixed.
Chamaemelum, chamai, χαμαι, on the ground, lowly, creeping; melon, or apple which refers to its low growing habit and apple scented foliage.
Anthemis, Chamomile. From Greek chamos, “ground”, melos, “apple.” Anthemis is the Greek name for this plant which has a long history, as a flavoring herb and in medicine.
Cladanthus, Greek klados, a branch; anthis, a flower; the flowers are at the ends of the branches.
The Hebrew name: קחוונית, kahwanit, from Arabic quhuwan ( = Anthemis, camomile).

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Dumort. is used to indicate Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797 – 1878), a Belgian politician and botanist.
The standard author abbreviation All. is used to indicate Carlo Allioni (1728 – 1804), an Italian physician and professor of botany at the University of Turin.
The standard author abbreviation Chevall. is used to indicate Louis Pierre Désiré Chevallier (1852 – 1938), a French clergyman and botanist.

_{Location: Netanya, Sergeants Grove}