Matricaria chamomilla

Matricaria chamomilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Matricaria
Species:
M. chamomilla
Binomial name
Matricaria chamomilla
Synonyms[1]

Chamomilla chamomilla (L.) Rydb.
Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert
Matricaria recutita L.
Matricaria suaveolens L.
etc.

Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: Matricaria recutita), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), German chamomile,[2] Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile, blue chamomile, or scented mayweed,[3][4] is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. Commonly, the name M. recutita is applied to the herbal product chamomile, although other species are also used as chamomile.[2] The plant is commonly used to make a tea.

  1. ^ "Matricaria chamomilla at ITIS". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nccih was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fitter R, Fitter A, Blamey M. 1989. The wild flowers of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins
  4. ^ Stace, Clive 1991. The New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press