Chamaemelum Mill.

Dogfennel (en), Camomille (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes creeping but not rhizomatous. Lvs 1-3-pinnatisect, alternate. Capitula in corymbs, or often solitary, terminal, pedunculate; involucral bracts in few rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle hemispheric to conic; scales present. Outer florets ♀ or sterile, usually ligulate, white; inner florets ☿, tubular, not compressed, saccate at base to enclose apex of achene. Achenes all similar, laterally compressed, weakly ribbed on inner surface, eglandular; pappus 0.
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Annual or perennial herbs or sub-shrubs, erect, ascending or decumbent. Leaves 1-or 2-pinnatisect. Capitula radiate (in Australia), disciform or discoid, solitary or few; involucre 2–4-seriate, with bracts gradational in length; receptacle paleate. Ray florets female, fertile or sterile. Disc florets bisexual; corolla 5-lobed. Achenes slightly dimorphic in length, slightly compressed, with inner face ribbed, glabrous. Pappus absent.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Chamaemelum unspecified picture

Distribution

Chamaemelum world distribution map, present in Australia, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30044273-2
WFO ID wfo-4000007610
COL ID 3LZQ
BDTFX ID 98727
INPN ID 606870
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Chamaemelum

Lower taxons

Chamaemelum fuscatum Chamaemelum mixta Chamaemelum nobile Chamaemelum nobilis Chamaemelum fuscatum Chamaemelum nobile