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Anthemideae

Tribe of flowering plants

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Anthemideae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Asteroideae, which is part of the family Asteraceae. They are distributed worldwide, with concentrations in central Asia, the Mediterranean Basin, and southern Africa. Most species of plant known as chamomile belong to genera of this tribe.

As of 2006 there were about 1800 species classified in 111 genera. In 2007 the tribe was divided into 14 subtribes, including Glebionidinae, the source of hybrid garden marguerites.

01Genera

Anthemideae genera recognized by the Global Compositae Database as March 2022:

Anthemis maritima
Anthemis maritima
Artemisia cana
Artemisia cana
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