Anthemis punctata, Vahl

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 149

5. A. punctata Vahl , Symb. Bot. 2: 91 (1791).

Robust, glabrescent to whitish-sericeous perennial with a woody stock. Stems (2O-)3O-6O cm and up to 6 mm thick at base, several, usually corymbosely branched. Leaves up to 12 x 5-5 cm, 1 - to 2(3)- pinnatisect or pinnatipartite, glandular-punctate beneath, with patent segments, the lobes linear to oblong, up to 7 mm wide. Capitula up to 63 mm in diameter; peduncles up to 24 cm. Involucre depressed-subhemispherical at anthesis, more or less umbonate in fruit; bracts green, the outer and middle triangular-lanceolate, acute, with dark brown scarious margin and apex, the inner ovate-oblong, with wider and sometimes paler apex. Ligules up to 24 x 8 mm; disc 12-20 mm in diameter. Receptacle hemispherical-conical with obtuse apex; scales oblong, at least the outer 3-dentate, dark brown towards apex, equalling the florets. Achenes 2-3 mm, obpyramidal, not or slightly ribbed, not granulate; corona up to 1 mm. Sicilia. Si.

The above description applies to subsp. cupaniana (Tod. ex Nyman) R. Fernandes , Bot. Jour. Linn. Soc. 70: 7 (1975), the only subspecies occurring in Europe. The typical subspecies occurs in N.W. Africa and has distinctly ribbed and granulate achenes. Plants from Spain, referred by Willkomm to A. punctata , are 17(a).