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Matricaria chamomilla

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Matricaria chamomilla

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Also known as chamomile, German chamomile, mayweed, wild chamomile, scented mayweed, blue chamomile, camomile

species of plant

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Matricaria chamomilla, commonly known as wild chamomiles, Echte Kamille, or kamomill, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It belongs to the genus Matricaria and is classified within the order Asterales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces achenes and serves as a source of camomile oil. It is utilized as a medicinal plant.

The taxon has a recorded range that includes China, Shanghai, Fujian, and Xinjiang. It is also native to regions such as Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, and the Azores. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2012. Occurrence records exist in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with data held by institutions including FCF-UANL and INECOL.

Synthesized by Vinony from 47 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Matricaria chamomilla

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is.
Observations recorded262,508

德國洋甘菊又名母菊（學名：Matricaria chamomilla or Matricaria recutita），其氣味帶著微甜的香辛料味，比羅馬洋甘菊的氣味柔和。可製作香料和精油。分布于亚洲、欧洲以及中国大陆的新疆等地，目前產地為埃及、法國、德國和摩洛哥。精油以水蒸氣蒸餾法製取，外觀呈深藍色，具有濃厚香甜味，揮發度中等，中強度。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,466
With media
1,476
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
FCF-UANL, ECOSUR, UNICACH, UAZ, INECOL, FCB-BUAP
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Canada
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Encyclopedic overview

Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: Matricaria recutita), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile, blue chamomile, or scented mayweed, 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. The plant is commonly used to make a tea.

M. chamomilla, historically used in various ancient cultures and commonly promoted today for a range of conditions, shows limited reliable evidence for effectiveness, may have mild side effects or drug interactions, and should be used with caution—especially around allergies, estrogen-sensitive conditions, and during pregnancy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matricaria chamomilla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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