Croatian records of the critically endangered Anthemis tomentosa are very scarce. One population was known, from southernmost Istria, within Significant Landscape Lower Kamenjak and Medulin Archipelago. First 19th century were regarded as dubious, but species finally confirmed on Rt Franina (surroundings Premantura) in end 90’ties. During our visits to southern we found four new localities this...

In this study, common weed species (Anthemis sp., Anthemis tinctoria L., Pilosella hoppeana Schultes, Doranicum orientale Hoffm, Muscari neglectum Guss. ex Ten., Ornithogalum armeniacum Baker, narbonense wiedemannii Boiss., Anchusa azurea Miller, Echium plantagineum vulgare Ajuga orientalis Stachys germenica Juncus Anacamptis pyramidalis Ophrys apifera Huds., Carex panicea Ranunculus Hypericum ...

BACKGROUND Studies of ethnobotanical usages in south-eastern Turkey are rare. To widen this field of knowledge, we conducted an ethnobotanical study in Midyat (Mardin Province), Turkey. METHODS The field study was completed during three years (2007-2010). Our aim was to document the ethnobotanical uses of local plants and to make an ethnobotanical inventory of uncommon plants using qualitativ...

Background: Essential oils (EOs) are recommended by some veterinarians to treat otitis externa in pets, but data about their efficacy in scientific literature are very scant. Methods: Nine commercial EOs, from roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis L.), star anise (Illicium verum), lavender (Lavandula hybrida), litsea (Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.), basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), oregano (Origanum vulg...

A protocol has been developed for the direct induction of adventitious shoots from leaf explants of in vitro raised Anthemis xylopoda O.Schwarz, a critically endangered Turkish endemic. The Murashige and Skoog (MS) media supplemented with N–benzyladenine (BA), kinetin (KIN), and thidiazuron (TDZ) were used in regeneration experiments. BA at 0.5 mg L concentration was chosen as the optimal treat...