Chamaemelum

Chamaemelum
Chamaemelum
Chamaemelum nobile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Chamaemelum
P. Mill.
Type species
Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.
Species

See text.
Synonyms

Chamomilla Godron
Chamaemelum Visiani
Source: ING[1]

Chamaemelum is a small genus of plants in the daisy family known generally as dogfennels. Perhaps the best-known dogfennel is Roman Chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile, syn. Anthemis nobilis. These are annual or perennial herbs, rarely exceeding half a meter in height and usually bearing solitary white daisylike flowers with yellow centers. They are native to Europe but most species can be found scattered in other continents where they have been introduced.[2][3]

Species

  • Chamaemelum fuscatum - dusky dogfennel
  • Chamaemelum mixtum - weedy dogfennel
  • Chamaemelum nobile - Roman chamomile

References

  1. ^ "Chamaemelum". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 2006-02-20. http://botany.si.edu/ing/INGsearch.cfm?searchword=Chamaemelum. Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  2. ^ USDA Plants Profile
  3. ^ Global Compendium of Weeds: C. fuscatum

External links

Data related to Chamaemelum at Wikispecies Media related to Chamaemelum at Wikimedia Commons


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