Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Vascular Plants

Plants of Wisconsin

Home

New Search 
 

  Matricaria recutita L. image
Photographer: Michael Clayton           

Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Kurt Stüber
Family Asteraceae
Matricaria recutita L.
chamomile, mayweed
Matricaria: from the Latin matrix, "the womb," the plant once having been used as a cure for female disorders
recutita: circumcised, cut around
County distribution map- click for detailed distribution maps.
Detailed Distribution:
Town Range Maps
Google Dot Maps
Status: Introduced - adventive
Plant: annual forb
(Glossary)

More Information Natural Communities Herbarium Specimens
All Matricaria list Ethnobotany Information Google- Images or Text

Flora of North America (off site)
Synonyms 
Chamomilla chamomilla (L.) Rydb.
Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert
Matricaria chamomilla L.
Matricaria chamomilla L. var. coronata (J.Gay) Coss. & Germ.
Matricaria suaveolens L.

Vascular Plants

Plants of Wisconsin

Home

New Search