Anthemis arvensis

Arable Chamomile ( Anthemis arvensis)

The arable Chamomile ( Anthemis arvensis ) is a plant in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae).

Description

The arable Chamomile grows as a one-to two -year herbaceous plant that reaches the heights of growth between 10 and 50 centimeters. It has branched, spreading or erect stems. The change-constant leaves are pinnate multiply and give off when crushed no characteristic odor.

The flowering period extends in Germany and Austria from June to September. The basket- shaped inflorescence has a diameter of 2 to 3 centimeters. The basket bottom is in contrast to genuine chamomile ( Matricaria recutita) filled inside pithy. The bracts are entire, above or about perforated. The flower basket contains white tongue and yellow tubular flowers.

Ecology

The field - Chamomile is a field weed, a archaeophyte, a cultural companion and acidification pointer.

There is insect pollination and self- pollination.

The arable chamomile shows Verschiedenfrüchtigkeit that is, the ray flowers of the cups are twice as heavy as the central fruit with about 1 mg. The fruits are as Klebhafter animal propagation, since their humps on the surface secrete a mucus; also carried people spread with vegetable mold.

Occurrence

The locations are arable land, fallow land and roadsides, particularly preferred to non-calcareous, acidic soils. This species is common in Europe.

Trivial names

For this style, or have been, in part only regionally, also uses the following additional Common names: buttercups, Crotuntille ( Old High German ), Dick Kopp ( Altmark), Härnelchen, Heangskrokt ( Transylvania), wild Hermel (Silesia ), Hermeln, Hernlein, Hosennabelo ( Old High German ), dog flower ( Eifel Dreis ), Dog Saddle Mille (Eifel ), Dog Dille ( middle Low German ), Hunenblomen ( Münster ), Hundskamellen ( lower Weser ), Kröttenkraut, Kühaugen, Kühdille (Silesia ), leeks Kolb ( middle High German ), oxeye, Ochsinnabe ( middle Low German ), Ochsinsnabel ( Old High German ), Ochsnals, beef eye and Rotonabel.

Swell

• Arable chamomile. In: FloraWeb.de.