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Matricaria chamomilla
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An annual herb in the daisy family. Japanese name 'Kamitsure'. Small white flower heads give off a sweet apple-like fragrance. Long used in Europe for herbal tea and aromatherapy, said to have calming and digestive benefits. The national flower of Russia.
Identification Points
- βSmall flower heads (1β2 cm) with white ray florets and yellow disk florets
- βFinely pinnately divided leaves
- βSweet apple-like fragrance throughout the plant
Habitat
Cultivated (herb gardens, gardens)
Season
May to July (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Compound
Growth form
Herb
Flower color
White
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγγ―η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Asterales > Asteraceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80β70 million years ago)
Sources & References
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