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Desert Chamomile

Anthemis sp.

Description:

There are 4 species of chamomile found in Sinai: A. melampodina; A. pseudocotula; A. retusa; A. scrobicularis

Habitat:

desert plains in St. Katherine's Protectorate

Notes:

Collected by the local Bedouin and used medicinally

1 Species ID Suggestions

Anthemis melampodina
Anthemis melampodina


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3 Comments

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 9 years ago

Thank you, Ori. :-)

Ori Fragman-Sapir
Ori Fragman-Sapir 9 years ago

very difficult, but the commonest is Anthemis melampodina, so its probably this species. A. pseudocotula is easy, it has leaves also on the upper stem, stem is thicker and leaves coarser.

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 9 years ago

Ori, can you tell me what the distinguishing feature is of this species?

Bernadette S
Spotted by
Bernadette S

مدينة كاترينا, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

Spotted on Apr 24, 2014
Submitted on Apr 29, 2014

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