Taxon:  Matricaria chamomilla sensu L., 1753



Summary
Genus:
Matricaria
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Anthemideae
Subtribe:
Matricariinae
Nomen number:
104424
Comment:
non Matricaria chamomilla L., sensu typo, a name with priority over M. recutita L., a widely used name for chamomile
Verified:
03/25/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Applequist, W. L. 2002. A reassessment of the nomenclature of Matricaria L. and Tripleurospermum Sch Bip. (Asteraceae). Taxon 51:757-761. Note: adopts this name for the common chamomile, based on its 1974 lectotypification by Grierson
  2. Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Matricaria maritima L.
  3. Farr, E. R. et al., eds. 1979, 1986. Index nomina genericorum Note: lists as synonym of Tripleurospermum inodorum Sch. Bip., nom. illeg.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Rauschert, S. 1974. Nomenklatorische Probleme in der Gattung Matricaria L. Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 9:257. Note: = Matricaria perforata Mérat
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104424. Accessed 12 May 2026.