Anthemis rosea subsp. carnea (Boiss.) Grierson – GÜL PAPATYA
A delightful annual herb, adorned with pinkish-mauve blooms, which reveals its beauty from March to end of June. It finds its perfect haven among limestone rocks and slopes, thriving at altitudes ranging from 50 to 1770 meters.
The plant, ranging from 3-20 cm in height, is either erect or decumbent. Its stems are simple or branched from the base and densely covered with appressed pubescence. The leaves are ovate-oblong in outline, measuring 0.5-2 cm, and are 2-3-pinnatisect. The lobes are oblanceolate, 0.5-1 mm broad, and acute at the apex. The capitula are radiate, with peduncles that become slightly thickened. The involucre is 0.5-1 cm broad. The inner involucral bracts are oblong, obtuse or acute at the apex, and scarious on the margins. The receptacle becomes conical. There are 10-15 ray florets which are ligulate and pinkish-mauve, each measuring 0.5-1 cm. The disc florets are yellow, tubular, and scarcely inflated at the base. The achenes are obconical, measuring 1.75-2.25 mm.
