SimplePlant

Asteraceae

Prostrate chamomile

Anthemis secundiramea Biv.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Anthemis

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Prostrate chamomile: Anthemis secundiramea Biv., Sicul. Pl., Cent. 2, 10 (1807).
Photo: Marc Riera - https://www.inaturalist.org/people/marcriera, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
أربيان ثنائي العصي
English
Prostrate chamomile

Synonyms

  • Anthemis australis Sm.
  • Anthemis carthaginis Batt.
  • Anthemis concinna Guss.
  • Anthemis cossyrensis Guss.
  • Anthemis cypria Boiss.
  • Anthemis intermedia Guss.
  • Anthemis littoralis Clemente
  • Anthemis lopadusana Lojac.
  • Anthemis maritima d'Urv.
  • Anthemis maritima subsp. secundiramea (Biv.) Bonnier & Layens
  • Anthemis micheliana Bertol.
  • Anthemis pedunculata var. decumbens Coss.
  • Anthemis secundiramea f. gymnopoda (Gay ex Guss.) R.Fern.
  • Anthemis secundiramea f. secundiramea
  • Anthemis secundiramea subsp. lopadusana (Lojac.) Brullo
  • Anthemis secundiramea subsp. secundiramea
  • Anthemis secundiramea var. cossyrensis Guss.
  • Anthemis secundiramea var. gymnopoda Gay ex Guss.
  • Anthemis secundiramea var. secundiramea
  • Anthemis secundiramea var. urvilleana DC.
  • Anthemis urvilleana (DC.) Sommier & Caruana
  • Chamaemelum maritimum All.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

More in Anthemis

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.