Anthemis plutonia

Ανθεμίς η πλουτώνια

Etymology of Anthemis plutonia: Named "Anthemis" after the ancient Greeks and Romans. The epithet in the female form "plutonia" is derived from the Latin term Pluto and Ancient Greek "Πλούτων" [Pluton], for the male subterranean god of the Underworld in the Greek/Roman mythology.

There are at least 10 Anthemis species and subspecies in the wild Cypriot habitat.

Anthemis plutonia resembles tricolor but its petals are less densely the one to another, plus the flowers are redder rather than purple. Anthemis plutonia primarily grows on rocky slopes on the igneous ground, and forests, at an altitude of 250-1950 metres (the absolute maximum in Cyprus). It is mostly encountered in the Troodos mountains range and secondarily in the surrounding mountains. Its flowering period is between March and July.