Matricaria aurea (Loefl.) Sch.Bip.

Matricaire dorée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Matricaria

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 20 cm tall. It can lie over or be erect. The leaves have short leaf stalks. The leaves are narrow and 1.5-3 cm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.16 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The leaves are used for flavouring tea. The flowers are used as a herbal tea.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Spasm (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Matricaria aurea world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:231828-1
WFO ID wfo-0000035989
COL ID 6QV3S
BDTFX ID 41013
INPN ID 107435
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Cotulina aurea Cotula aurea Anthemis aurea Matricaria aurea Chamaemelum aureum Perideraea aurea Cenocline aurea Cotula pubescens Chamomilla aurea Cotula aurea Lepidotheca aurea Anacyclus aureus Matricaria complanata Chamaemelum aureum Chamomilla aurea Chamomilla aurea var. coronata Chamomilla aurea var. aurea Matricaria aurea var. aurea Anacyclus aureus var. aureus Matricaria aurea var. calva