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Taxon:
Matricaria chamomilla
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Matricaria
Family:
Asteraceae
(alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Anthemideae
Subtribe:
Matricariinae
Nomen number:
23475
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:891. 1753
Comment:
sensu typo, non
Matricaria chamomilla
sensu L. 1753, =
Tripleurospermum maritimum
subsp.
inodorum
(L.) Appleq.), altered by Linnaeus in 1755 and adopted in his new sense, as it is now typified, by later authors
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
03/15/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chamomilla recutita
(L.) Rauschert
Matricaria courrantiana
DC.
Matricaria recutita
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Applequist, W. L.
2002. A reassessment of the nomenclature of
Matricaria
L. and
Tripleurospermum
Sch Bip. (Asteraceae). Taxon 51:757-761.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Bellenot, D.
2010. pers. comm. via e-mail on 2 Dec
Note:
re. French common names
Conrad, L. R.
2008. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Farr, E. R. et al., eds.
1979, 1986. Index nomina genericorum
Note:
suppl.
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist.
1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Greuter, W.
1976. The flora of Psara (E. Aegean Islands, Greece) - an annotated catalogue. Candollea 31:227.
Grierson, A. J. C. in P. H. Davis.
1974. Materials for a flora of Turkey: 30. Compositae, 1. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 33:252-254.
Hansen, H. V. & K. I. Christensen.
2009. The common chamomile and the scentless mayweed revisited. Taxon 58:261-264.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Jeffrey, C.
1979. Note on the lectotypification of the names
Cacalia
,
Matricaria
L. and
Gnaphalium
L. Taxon 28:350.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Note:
=
Matricaria recutita
L.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association).
1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Note:
=
Matricaria recutita
L.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Pajaujis Anonis, D.
1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Radford, A. E. et al., eds.
1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
Rauschert, S.
1974. Nomenklatorische Probleme in der Gattung
Matricaria
L. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 9:255.
Note:
=
Chamomilla recutita
(L.) Rauschert
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Note:
=
Matricaria recutita
L.
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Stace, C.
1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Note:
=
Matricaria recutita
L.
Steyermark, J. A.
1977. Flora of Missouri.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Note:
=
Chamomilla recutita
(L.) Rauschert
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
English
blue chamomile –
Reference(s)
chamomile –
Reference(s)
common chamomile –
Reference(s)
German chamomile –
Reference(s)
Hungarian chamomile –
Reference(s)
matricaria –
Reference(s)
scented chamomile –
Reference(s)
scented mayweed –
Reference(s)
sweet false chamomile –
Reference(s)
true chamomile –
Reference(s)
wild chamomile –
Reference(s)
French
camomille allemande –
Reference(s)
camomille vraie –
Reference(s)
matricaire –
Reference(s)
German
echte Kamille –
Reference(s)
Kamille –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
camomila –
Reference(s)
Spanish
camomila –
Reference(s)
manzanilla –
Reference(s)
Swedish
kamomill –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
mu ju –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Korean
kamille –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation
Dagestan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hebei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangsu Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Liaoning Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Shaanxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Shandong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kazakhstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Kyrgyzstan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia
Uzbekistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Mongolia
Mongolia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
Eastern Siberia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Siberia
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
Western Siberia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Afghanistan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iran
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Iraq
n.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Himachal Pradesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Jammu and Kashmir
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Punjab
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Uttar Pradesh
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
incl. Krym
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Netherlands
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Finland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Sweden
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
incl. Crete
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Montenegro
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Serbia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
1
Native
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
2
Cultivated
widely cult.
3
Adventive
Europe
Eastern Europe
Latvia
3
Adventive
Europe
Northern Europe
Ireland
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Portugal
Azores
4
Naturalized
Africa
Macaronesia
Spain
Canary Islands
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
4
Naturalized
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
South Australia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Eastern Europe
Estonia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
North Dakota
4
Naturalized
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Connecticut
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maine
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Massachusetts
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Michigan
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New York
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Rhode Island
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Vermont
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sinaloa
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Zacatecas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Oregon
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A.
United States
Washington
4
Naturalized
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
District of Columbia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
México
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Michoacán de Ocampo
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Subarctic America
Greenland
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Alberta
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
British Columbia
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Saskatchewan
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
Caazapá
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Morocco
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan
,
Cyprus
,
Iran
,
Iraq
(n.),
Israel
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
,
Russian Federation
[Dagestan]
SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia
[Western Siberia],
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia
[Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
CHINA:
China
[Anhui Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
[Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh]
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
Finland
,
United Kingdom
,
Norway
,
Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Belgium
,
Switzerland
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Netherlands
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part],
Belarus
,
Ukraine
(incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
,
Greece
(incl. Crete),
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily),
Montenegro
,
Romania
,
Serbia
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Adventive
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Ireland
EASTERN EUROPE:
Latvia
Naturalized
Africa
MACARONESIA:
Spain
[Canary Islands],
Portugal
[Azores]
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[South Australia]
Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Poland
EASTERN EUROPE:
Estonia
,
Lithuania
Northern America
SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Greenland
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona, California, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Dominican Republic
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Paraguay
[Caazapá],
Uruguay
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Food additives
flavoring
fide Ency CNatIn, as
Matricaria recutita
; Pl Res SEAs 16:86. 2000, as
Matricaria recutita
Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds.
2000. Stimulants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:86.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Human food
beverage base
for herbal tea fide Ency CNatIn, as
M. recutita
; Herbal Drugs, as
M. recutita
; Pl Res SEAs 16:86. 2000, as
M. recutita
Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds.
2000. Stimulants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:86.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
essential oils
for use in cosmetics, as
Matricaria recutita
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicines
folklore
fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as
Matricaria recutita
; Herbs Commerce ed2, as
Matricaria recutita
; Herbal Drugs, as
Matricaria recutita
; F USSR, as
Matricaria recutita
; Pl Res SEAs 16:86. 2000, as
Matricaria recutita
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Social
stimulant
as
M. recutita
Vossen, H. A. M. van der & M. Wessel, eds.
2000. Stimulants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 16:86.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weed
potential seed contaminant
as
Matricaria recutita
Lewis, W. H.
1992. Allergic potential of commercial chamomile,
Chamaemelum nobile
(Asteraceae). Econ. Bot. 46:426.
URL:
http://link.springer.com/journal/volumesAndIssues/12231
Note:
mentions
Name
References