Chamaemelum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Santolininae
Genus: Chamaemelum
Species: C. fuscatum – C. nobile
Name

Chamaemelum Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: s.p. [315] (1754).

Type species: C. nobile (L.) All. Lectotype, designated by N.N. Tzvelev in B.K. Schischkin & E.G. Bobrov, Fl. URSS 26: 67 (1961).

Synonyms

Homotypic
Chamomilla Godr., Fl. Lorraine 2: 19 (1843), nom. illeg. non S.F.Gray (1821).

Heterotypic
Perideraea Webb, Iter Hispan.: 37 (1838).
Marcelia Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 34: 107 (1825).
Type species: M. aurea (L.) Cass.

Homonyms

Chamaemelum Vis. (1845) = Tripleurospermum Sch.Bip.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Great Britain, Ireland.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Regional: Eastern Europe
Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Regional: Macaronesia
Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
Regional: Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan.
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Continental: Northern America
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Illinois, Wisconsin.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio.
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
California.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Caribbean
Haiti.
Regional: Western South America
Colombia.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Chamaemelum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Chamaemelum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Chamaemelum. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jan 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaemelum. Accessed: 25 Jan 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Chamaemelum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 25. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Chamaemelum in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2022 Jan 25.

Vernacular names
suomi: Kampasauramot

Chamaemelum is a small genus of plants in the daisy family commonly known as chamomiles or dogfennels. Perhaps the best-known species is Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile. These are annual or perennial herbs, rarely exceeding half a meter in height and usually bearing solitary white daisylike flowers with yellow centers. They are native to Europe but most species can be found scattered in other continents where they have been introduced.[2][3]
Species

[1][4]

Chamaemelum fuscatum (Brot.) Vasc. - dusky dogfennel - Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Channel Islands (UK), Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco
Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. - Roman chamomile - much of Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from Azores + Ireland to Algeria + Kazakhstan

References

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
USDA Plants Profile
Global Compendium of Weeds: C. fuscatum
Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Chamaemelum includes photos and European distribution maps