Asteraceae
Matricaria

Matricaria chamomilla L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 891 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, N. Africa, Temp. Eurasia to Indo-China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has social uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

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, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Dakota, North European Russi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Australia, Tennessee, Texas, Tunisia, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Flora of North America North of Mexico 19: 1-579. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://bsbi.org/archaeophytes. epublication.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006). Flora of North America North of Mexico 19: 1-579. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GCC (2011). Global Compositae Checklist http://compositae.landcareresearch.co.nz/.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2005-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Allen, D., Bilz, M., Leaman, D.J., Miller, R.M., Timoshyna, A., & Window, J. (2014). European Red List of medicinal plants. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg 10:907382.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Garcia, H. (1992). Flora Medicinal de Colombia. Botánica Médica. Segunda Edición. Tercer Mundo Editores. Tomo III.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Plants for malaria, plants for fever: Medicinal species in Latin America, a bibliographic survey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2020 Delessert [s.n.] K000374188 Yes
May 1, 2020 Salzmann, P. [s.n.] Spain K000928479 Syntype Yes
May 1, 2020 Andrieux, G. [318] Mexico K000374187 Type Yes
May 1, 2020 J. Gay [s.n.] France K000928478 Type Yes
May 1, 2020 J. Gay [s.n.] France K000928477 Syntype Yes
May 1, 2020 J. Gay [s.n.] France K000928481 Type Yes
May 1, 2020 Andrieux, G. [318] Mexico K000374189 Type Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W 1913] Iraq K002338114 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [457] Greece K002338093 Yes
Davis [40399] Greece K002338105 Yes
Colvill, W.H. [s.n.] Iraq K002338113 Yes
Abd El Ghani, M. [6955] Egypt K002338095 Yes
s.coll. [779] Syria K002338124 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A. [9772] Iraq K002338106 Yes
Matthews, A. [6] Cyprus K002338138 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [(716)1436] Cyprus K002338152 Yes
Casey, E.C. [594] Cyprus K002338155 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [1094] Cyprus K002338157 Yes
Forbes [389] Turkey K002338127 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [457] Greece K002338094 Yes
Lindsay, N. [908] Iran K002338108 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [4754] Israel K002338120 Yes
s.coll. [612] Cyprus K002338139 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9357] United Kingdom K001400998 Yes
Davis [40931] Turkey K002338129 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [295] Turkey K002338126 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [457] Turkey K002338125 Yes
Bové [300] Egypt K002338100 Yes
Abd El Ghani, M. [4714] Egypt K002338097 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Reveal, J.; Khutsiskvili, M. [5076] Georgia K002338104 Yes
Giles, J.J. [74] United Kingdom K001419140 Yes
Mahdi, E. [12] Egypt K002338102 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [209] Cyprus K002338140 Yes
{Maire} [13] Egypt K002338101 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Barkley, E.D. [4603A] Iraq K002338109 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [s.n.] Cyprus K002338151 Yes
Lens, A.J.d. [s.n.] Spain K000928480 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colvill, W.H. [8] Iraq K002338111 Yes
Boulos, L.; Newton, C. [s.n.] Egypt K002338099 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002338123 Yes
Davis; Polunin, O. [25592] Turkey K002338128 Yes
s.coll. [667] K002338115 Yes
Laukkonen, P. [60] Cyprus K002338154 Yes
Chapman, E. [384] Cyprus K002338141 Yes
[Hasboné] [602] Syria K002338121 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1385] Cyprus K002338150 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Syria K002338122 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3080] Cyprus K002338153 Yes
Polunin, N.; Khudairi, A.K.; Haines, R.W.; Tolba, M. [s.n.] Iraq K002338110 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [7691] Egypt K002338096 Yes
Lindsay, N. [s.n.] Iran K002338107 Yes
Casey, E.C. [600] Cyprus K002338156 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3435] Egypt K002338098 Yes
Colvill, W.H. [s.n.] Iraq K002338112 Yes
[Sans etiquette] [s.n.] France Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490326 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490329 Yes
Requien [38] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490327 Yes
Gouan [12] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490322 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490305 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490321 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490307 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490328 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490325 Yes
Dallimore, W. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490309 Yes
Howes, F.N. [s.n.] Chamaemelum chamomilla K002490308 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3228] India Matricaria suaveolens K001119225 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3228] India Matricaria suaveolens K001118860 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 24, 1991 Podpera, J. [2] Czech Republic Matricaria recutita K000928475 Type Yes
Al-Ani, H.A.; Aoraha, D. [9418] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338136 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 481] United Kingdom Matricaria recutita K000914460 Yes
Gillett [7848] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338135 Yes
s.coll. [43284] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338131 Yes
Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. [37420] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338130 Yes
Vieira, R.F.; Araujo, M.A.S.; Aguiar, A.R.C. [110] Brazil Matricaria recutita K001103440 Yes
Rawi, A. [12674] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338137 Yes
Schur, P.J.F. [s.n.] Matricaria recutita K000928476 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Husain Al Ani] [39729] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338133 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [7252] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338132 Yes
Vieira, R.F.; Araujo, M.A.S.; Aguiar, A.R.C. [110] Brazil Matricaria recutita K001103441 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. United Kingdom Matricaria recutita K:SPC-27635.000 No
Gillett [6743] Iraq Matricaria recutita K002338134 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0720] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338148 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [s.n.] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338147 Yes
Chapman, E. [533] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338149 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2537] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338142 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2898] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338144 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2537] Cyprus Matricaria chamomilla var. coronata K002338143 Yes
s.coll. [467] France Leucanthemum chamaemelum K002709304 Yes
Pin, C.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France Leucanthemum chamaemelum K002709305 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Leucanthemum chamaemelum K002709303 Yes

Sources

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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