Flowers in Israel: Coast Chamomile

Anthemis leucanthemifolia, Anthemis indurata, Coast Chamomile,
Hebrew: קחוון החוף, Arabic: بَهار لوقَنْثيمي الوَرَق


Scientific name:		Anthemis leucanthemifolia Boiss. et Blanche
Synonym name:		Anthemis indurata Delile
Common name:		Coast Chamomile
Hebrew name:		קחוון החוף
Arabic name:		بَهار لوقَنْثيمي الوَرَق
Family:		Compositae / Asteraceae, מורכבים


Life form:		Therophyte, annual
Stems:		Erect to decumbent, usually branched, strigillose or strigoso-sericeous to villous, glabrescent.
Leaves:		Alternate, entire, dentate or serrate
Flowers:		White, yellow
Fruits / pods:		Persistent, transient, homogeneous seeds-fruits
Flowering Period:		February, March, April, May
Habitat:		Sand
Distribution:		Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Ephemeral

Derivation of the botanical name:

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.

leucanthemifoli, leukos (Greek), “white”, and anthemon, “flower”, foli, “leaves”.
The Hebrew word: קחוון, kahvan from Arabic, أقحوان,’aqhawan, קחואן.

The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810–1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
The standard author abbreviation Blanche is used to indicate Emanuel Blanche (1824 – 1908) , a French botanist.
The standard author abbreviation Delile is used to indicate Alire Raffeneau Delile (1778 – 1850), a French botanist.

_{Location: Sharon Beach National Park, גן לאומי חוף השרון}