Cota tinctoria
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Cota |
Cota tinctoria is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. This flower is still widely referred to by its synonym Anthemis tinctoria.
It is a short-lived plant often treated as biennial, occurring in the Mediterranean and western Asia. It has aromatic, bright green, feathery foliage. The serrate leaves are finely divided and downy beneath. It grows to a height of 60 cm.
The flowers are yellow daisy-like on long thin angular stems, blooming during the summer.
It has no culinary or commercial uses and only a limited amount of medicinal uses. It does however produce excellent yellow, buff and golden-orange dyes, used in the past for fabrics.
Cota tinctoria makes an excellent garden flower, it is bright and very attractive and makes a fine lacy foliage.
Common name(s): Golden marguerite, Yellow chamomile, Oxeye chamomile, Dyer's chamomile, Boston daisy, Paris daisy
Synonym(s): Anthemis tinctoria
It is a short-lived plant often treated as biennial, occurring in the Mediterranean and western Asia. It has aromatic, bright green, feathery foliage. The serrate leaves are finely divided and downy beneath. It grows to a height of 60 cm.
The flowers are yellow daisy-like on long thin angular stems, blooming during the summer.
It has no culinary or commercial uses and only a limited amount of medicinal uses. It does however produce excellent yellow, buff and golden-orange dyes, used in the past for fabrics.
Cota tinctoria makes an excellent garden flower, it is bright and very attractive and makes a fine lacy foliage.
Common name(s): Golden marguerite, Yellow chamomile, Oxeye chamomile, Dyer's chamomile, Boston daisy, Paris daisy
Synonym(s): Anthemis tinctoria
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