Anthemis chia, L.

41. A. chia L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 894 (1753).

Caespitose, sparsely pubescent. Stems 5-40 cm, many, simple or sparingly branched, erect or ascending. Leaves petiolate or sessile, 1- to 2-pinnatisect, with patent segments; lobes triangular or ovate, acute or obtuse, mucronate. Capitula up to 45 mm in diameter; peduncles long, not davate. Involucre nearly flat, subglabrous; outer bracts triangular-lanceolate, acute, the inner oblanceolate or oblong to obovate, obtuse to acute. Ligules longer than the diameter of the disc. Tubular florets swollen and spongy in the lower | in fruit. Receptacular scales oblong to lanceolate, subobtuse to acute, but not mucronate. Achenes 2-2-5 mm (excl. auricle), subcylindrical to obconical, with 7-10 rather prominent, narrow ribs. Cultivated ground and waste places. C. & E. Mediterranean region. Al Cr Gr It Ju Si Tu.