Matricaria chamomilla
Blue Chamomile, Chamomile
Other regional names: Common Chamomile +3 more
- Common Chamomile
- Crown Mayweed
- German Camomile
- German Chamomile
Also known as: Camomilla patens Gilib. +16 more
- Camomilla patens Gilib.
- Chamaemelum chamomilla (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Chamaemelum suaveolens E.H.L.Krause
- Chamaemelum vulgare (L. ex Steud.) Bubani
- Chamomilla chamomilla (L.) Rydb.
- Chamomilla chamomilla f. courrantiana (DC.) Fiori & Paol.
- Chamomilla chamomilla f. kochiana (Sch.Bip.) Fiori & Paol.
- Chamomilla chamomilla f. pusilla (Willd.) Fiori & Paol.
- Chamomilla chamomilla f. suaveolens Fiori & Paol.
- Chamomilla chamomilla L.
- Chamomilla chamomilla subsp. pusilla (Willd.) Holmboe
- Chamomilla chamomilla var. coronata Coss. & Germ.
- Chamomilla chamomilla var. coronata J.Gay ex Boiss.
- Chamomilla chamomilla var. pappulosa Margot & Reut.
- Chamomilla chamomilla var. pusilla (Willd.) Fiori
- Chamomilla chamomilla var. recutita (L.) Fiori
- Chamomilla courrantiana (DC.) C.Koch
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Matricaria chamomilla (commonly known as Blue Chamomile or Chamomile) is an annual belonging to the Asteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Baltic States, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Greenland, Guatemala, Gulf States, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Magadan, Maine, Mali, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Dakota, North European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin