Athamanta (or Athamantha) is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to southern Europe and northern Africa.

One of the synonyms of Athamanta, Tinguarra, was originally described by Italian botanist Filippo Parlatore who named the genus after Tinguaro.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

• Athamanta aurea (Vis.) Neilr.

• Athamanta cervariifolia (DC.) DC.

• Athamanta cortiana Ferrarini

• Athamanta cretensis L.

• Athamanta densa Boiss. & Orph.

• Athamanta hispanica Degen ex Hervier

• Athamanta macedonica (L.) Spreng.

• Athamanta montana (Webb ex Christ) Spalik & Wojew. & S.R.Downie

• Athamanta sicula L.

• Athamanta turbith (L.) Brot.

• Athamanta vayredana (Font Quer) C.Pardo

• Athamanta vestita A.Kern.

References

• NCBI taxonomy database

• ZipCodeZoo entry