Anthemis brachycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Israel.
Description.
"Anthemis brachycarpa" is an annual species. The plant has alternate, dissected leaves, and daisy-like composite flower heads flowering in spring. The fruits are achenes.
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. It is limited in natural distribution to a few locations on the Sharon plain in western Israel, where it is critically endangered.
Names.
In Hebrew the plant is called קַחְוָן קְצַר-פֵּרוֹת The specific epithet "brachycarpa" is in Greek and means "short-fruited."