{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox | status = | status_system = | status_ref = | genus = Anthemis | species = brachycarpa | authority = Eig }}
'''''Anthemis brachycarpa''''' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Israel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite taxon |POWO |title=''Anthemis brachycarpa'' Eig |id=177188-1 |access-date=2025-04-28}}</ref><ref name=":1"/>
== Description == ''Anthemis brachycarpa'' is an annual species.<ref name=":2" /> The plant has alternate, dissected leaves, and daisy-like composite flower heads flowering in spring.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Anthemis brachycarpa |url=https://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=1846 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.wildflowers.co.il}}</ref> The fruits are achenes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthemis brachycarpa Eig - Encyclopedia of Life |url=https://eol.org/pages/6182580 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=eol.org}}</ref>
== Habitat and distribution == ''Anthemis brachycarpa'' prefers light soil containing a low amount of limestone, and grows especially well in red sandy soils in its native Mediterranean climate.<ref name=":1" /> It is limited in natural distribution to a few locations on the Sharon plain in western Israel,<ref name=":3" /> where it is critically endangered.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Anthemis brachycarpa |url=https://redlist.parks.org.il/en/plants/detail/Anthemis%20brachycarpa/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Israeli Biodiversity Risk Assessment Project}}</ref> == Names == In Hebrew the plant is called קַחְוָן קְצַר-פֵּרוֹת<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Danin |first=Avinoam |last2=Fragman-Sapir |first2=Ori |title=Anthemis brachycarpa Eig - קחוון קצר-פירות |url=https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ANTBRA/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Flora of Israel and adjacent areas}}</ref> The specific epithet ''brachycarpa'' is in Greek and means "short-fruited."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Searching Botanary - brachycarpa |url=https://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=brachycarpa |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=davesgarden.com}}</ref>
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brachycarpa Category:Flora of Palestine (region) Category:Taxa named by Alexander Eig Category:Plants described in 1938