German chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Русское название: Ромашка аптечная

An aromatic daisy-family annual with white ray flowers. Widely sold as an herbal product, but allergic reactions are possible, particularly in people sensitive to the daisy family. Similar wild daisies are easy to confuse.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Europe and western Asia; cultivated elsewhere

♧Habitat

Fields, open disturbed ground and gardens

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsMatricaria chamomilla — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

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