Anthemis cretica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, found around the Mediterranean region, the Black Sea area, Poland, the Caucasus, and the Middle East as far as Iran. It is highly morphologically variable, and the namesake of a species complex, with 18 accepted subspecies. It is commonly known as the Cretian mat daisy or white mat chamomile.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Anthemis chroma	Nyman	Syll. Fl. Eur., Suppl.: 2 (1865)
Anthemis montana subsp. montana	L.
Anthemis orientalis subsp. montana	Hayek	Hayek in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2). 1931. 423 1931
Anthemis montana var. lineata	Gren. & Gord.	Fl. France 2: 155 (1850)
Anthemis carpatica var. subscaposa	Rouy
Anthemis abrotanifolia	Willk.	Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 858. 1847

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
Arabic	أربيان كريتي
Bulgarian	критско подрумче
Persian	بابونه نافی

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Anthemis cretica subsp. absinthifolia	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. albida	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 435 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. alpina	(L.) R.Fernandes	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 70(1): 8 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. anatolica	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. argaea	(Boiss. & Balansa) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. calabrica	(Arcang.) R.Fernandes	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 70(1): 8 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. candicans	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. carpatica	(Willd.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 435 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. cassia	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. cinerea	(Pančić) Oberpr. & Greuter	Willdenowia 33(1): 39 (2003) (2003)
Anthemis cretica subsp. columnae	(Ten.) Franzén	Willdenowia 16(1): 40 (1986)
Anthemis cretica subsp. gerardiana	(Jord.) Greuter	Willdenowia 35(1): 56 (2005)
Anthemis cretica subsp. iberica	(M.Bieb.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. leucanthemoides	(Boiss.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. messanensis	(Brullo) Giardina & Raimondo	Bocconea 20: 9 (2007)
Anthemis cretica subsp. panachaica	(Halácsy) Oberpr. & Greuter	Willdenowia 33(1): 39 (2003) (2003)
Anthemis cretica subsp. petraea	(Ten.) Greuter	Willdenowia 35(1): 56 (2005)
Anthemis cretica subsp. pyrethriformis	(Schur) Govaerts	World Checkl. Seed Pl. 1(1): 7 (1995): (1995)
Anthemis cretica subsp. saportana	(Albov) Chandjian	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 27: 157 (1990): (1990)
Anthemis cretica subsp. saxatilis	(DC.) R.Fernandes	Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 70(1): 8 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. tenuiloba	(DC.) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)
Anthemis cretica subsp. umbilicata	(Boiss. & A.Huet) Grierson	Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33(3): 428 (1975)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - North Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Iran
  - Lebanon-Syria
  - Turkey

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- Eastern Europe
  - Ukraine
- Middle Europe
  - Austria
  - Poland
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania
  - Bulgaria
  - Greece
  - Italy
  - Kriti
  - Romania
  - Sicilia
  - Turkey-in-Europe
  - Yugoslavia
- Southwestern Europe
  - France
  - Spain

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000023915
Tropicos	2700067
Flora of Italy	5606
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:177267-1
The Plant List	gcc-123102
Open Tree Of Life	438231
Observations.org	114581
NCBI Taxonomy	127978
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0200001789
IPNI	177267-1
iNaturalist	551558
GBIF	3122696
EPPO	ANTCC
EOL	6182658
USDA GRIN	468368
Wikipedia	Anthemis_cretica

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Pharmacological potential of micheliolide: A focus on anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities

Uddin J, Fatima M, Riaz A, Kamal GM, Muhsinah AB, Ahmed AR, Iftikhar R

Heliyon

05-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10944196
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27299
PMID:	38496875

The Orophilous Shrubby Vegetation of the Juniperetalia hemisphaericae Order in Sicily: A Refuge Habitat for Many Endemic Vascular Species

Sciandrello S, Giusso del Galdo G

Plants (Basel)

31-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10857485
doi:	10.3390/plants13030423
PMID:	38337957

Cobalt: An Essential Micronutrient for Plant Growth?

Hu X, Wei X, Ling J, Chen J

Front Plant Sci

16-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8635114
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2021.768523
PMID:	34868165

An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti)

Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L

PhytoKeys

31-May-2021

PMCID:	PMC8390790
doi:	10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:	34475797

Nomenclatural Synopsis of Cirsium Sect. Eriolepis (Asteraceae) in Italy

Del Guacchio E, Bernardo L, Caputo P, Carucci F, Domina G, Iamonico D

Plants (Basel)

24-Jan-2021

PMCID:	PMC7911193
doi:	10.3390/plants10020223
PMID:	33498951

Contribution to the Orophilous Cushion-Like Vegetation of Central-Southern and Insular Greece

Musarella CM, Brullo S, del Galdo GG

Plants (Basel)

30-Nov-2020

PMCID:	PMC7760968
doi:	10.3390/plants9121678
PMID:	33266088

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Aziziye District (Erzurum, Turkey)

KARAKAYA S, POLAT A, AKSAKAL Ö, SÜMBÜLLÜ YZ, İNCEKARA Ü

Turk J Pharm Sci

24-Apr-2020

PMCID:	PMC7227921
doi:	10.4274/tjps.galenos.2019.24392
PMID:	32454782

Potential Use of Turkish Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Various Diseases

Ozkan G, Kamiloglu S, Ozdal T, Boyacioglu D, Capanoglu E

Molecules

25-Feb-2016

PMCID:	PMC6273156
doi:	10.3390/molecules21030257
PMID:	26927038

Composition of the volatile oils of two Anthemis L. taxa from Turkey.

Kilic O, Kocak A, Bagci E

Z Naturforsch C J Biosci

01-Nov-2011

doi:	10.1515/ZNC-2011-11-1201
PMID:	22351977

Insect Species Damage on Ornamental Plants and Saplings of Bartin Province and Its Vicinity in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey

Kaygin AT, Sönmezyildiz H, Ülgentürk S, Özdemir I

Int J Mol Sci

04-Apr-2008

PMCID:	PMC2635683
doi:	10.3390/ijms9040526
PMID:	19325767

New Sesquiterpene‐Coumarin Ethers from <i>Anthemis cretica</i>

Otmar Hofer, Harald Greger

Wiley

19-Jul-2007

doi:	10.1002/JLAC.198519850604

Highly oxygenated guaianolides from Anthemis cretica subsp. cretica

Vlatka Vajs, Vanja Bulatovic, Katarina Fodulovic-Savikin, Nebojsa Menkovic, Slobodan Macura, Nenad Juranic, Slobodan Milosavljevic

Elsevier BV

25-Jul-2002

doi:	10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Olefins / Cyclic olefins / Azulenes
Azulene	9231	Click to see C1=CC=C2C=CC=C2C=C1	128.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZNC-2011-11-1201
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Guaianolides and derivatives
(4,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-5-yl) acetate	85188368	Click to see CC1=CCC2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)OC(=O)C)O)C(=C)C(=O)O3	322.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
(5,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl) acetate	85282050	Click to see CC1=CCC2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)O)OC(=O)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3	322.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
(5,7-diacetyloxy-6-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl) 2-methylpropanoate	163092583	Click to see CC1=CC(C2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C(C)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C	450.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
(9-Hydroperoxy-5,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-3a,4,5,6a,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl) acetate	85274714	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C3C(C=CC3(C)OO)C(C1O)(C)O)OC(=O)C2=C	354.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aR,4R,5R,6S,6aR,7R,9aR,9bR)-7-acetyloxy-4,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-5-yl] 3-methylbutanoate	163002888	Click to see CC1=CC(C2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)OC(=O)CC(C)C)O)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C	422.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aR,4R,5R,6S,6aR,7R,9aS,9bR)-7-acetyloxy-4,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-5-yl] 2-methylpropanoate	163071379	Click to see CC1=CC(C2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)OC(=O)C(C)C)O)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C	408.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aS,4R,5R,6S,6aR,9R,9aS,9bS)-5-acetyloxy-9-hydroperoxy-6-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-3a,4,5,6a,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] 2-methylpropanoate	10574335	Click to see CC(C)C(=O)OC1C2C(C3C(C=CC3(C)OO)C(C1OC(=O)C)(C)O)OC(=O)C2=C	424.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aS,4R,5R,6S,6aR,9R,9aS,9bS)-5-acetyloxy-9-hydroperoxy-6-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-3a,4,5,6a,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] acetate	10810739	Click to see CC(=O)OC1C2C(C3C(C=CC3(C)OO)C(C1OC(=O)C)(C)O)OC(=O)C2=C	396.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aS,4R,5R,6S,6aS,9aR,9bR)-5,6-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] acetate	162947220	Click to see CC1=CCC2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)O)OC(=O)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3	322.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aS,5R,6S,6aS,7R,9aR,9bR)-5,7-diacetyloxy-6-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] 2-methylpropanoate	101617525	Click to see CC1=CC(C2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C(C)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C	450.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
[(3aS,5R,6S,6aS,7R,9aR,9bS)-7-acetyloxy-6-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-5-yl] acetate	15720097	Click to see CC1=CC(C2C1C3C(CC(C2(C)O)OC(=O)C)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OC(=O)C	364.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
Anthemolide B	100987444	Click to see CC1(C=CC2C1C3C(C(C(C2(C)O)O)O)C(=C)C(=O)O3)OO	312.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Tricarboxylic acids and derivatives
[(3aS,4R,5R,6S,6aR,8R,9bS)-5-acetyloxy-6,8-dihydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-2-oxo-4,5,6a,7,8,9b-hexahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-4-yl] acetate	10667462	Click to see CC1=C2C(CC1O)C(C(C(C3C2OC(=O)C3=C)OC(=O)C)OC(=O)C)(C)O	380.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00504-4
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
[(2R,4aS,8S,8aR)-8-[(6,8-dimethoxy-2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxymethyl]-4,4,8a-trimethyl-7-methylidene-3-oxo-1,2,4a,5,6,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-yl] acetate	162914093	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC(=C)C2COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C(C1=O)(C)C)C	498.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
[8-[(6,8-Dimethoxy-2-oxochromen-7-yl)oxymethyl]-4,4,8a-trimethyl-7-methylidene-3-oxo-1,2,4a,5,6,8-hexahydronaphthalen-2-yl] acetate	57488143	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CC2(C(CCC(=C)C2COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C(C1=O)(C)C)C	498.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[(1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-6-oxo-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl)methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	162954144	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C(=O)CCC2C1(C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C)C	442.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[(2,5,5,8a-Tetramethyl-6-oxo-1,4,4a,5,6,8a-hexahydro-1-naphthalenyl)methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxy-2H-chromen-2-one	613686	Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C(=O)C=CC2(C1COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C)(C)C	438.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[(5,5,8a-Trimethyl-2-methylene-6-oxodecahydro-1-naphthalenyl)methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxy-2H-chromen-2-one	613810	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1=O)C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C	440.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[(5,5,8a-Trimethyl-2-methylidene-6-oxo-1,3,4,4a-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	162956912	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(C=CC1=O)C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C	438.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[[(1R,2S,4aS,5R,8aR)-1,2,4a,5-tetramethyl-6-oxo-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	163195141	Click to see CC1CCC2(C(C(=O)CCC2C1(C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C)C	442.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[[(1S,4aS,8aR)-2,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-6-oxo-4,4a-dihydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	163048029	Click to see CC1=CCC2C(C(=O)C=CC2(C1COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C)(C)C	438.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-6-oxo-1,3,4,4a-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	162956913	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(C=CC1=O)C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C	438.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604
7-[[(1S,4aS,8aR)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidene-6-oxo-1,3,4,4a,7,8-hexahydronaphthalen-1-yl]methoxy]-6,8-dimethoxychromen-2-one	163185937	Click to see CC1(C2CCC(=C)C(C2(CCC1=O)C)COC3=C(C=C4C=CC(=O)OC4=C3OC)OC)C	440.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/JLAC.198519850604

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Anthemis cretica

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

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