Chamomile refers to various daisy-like plants in the aster family that are used to make herbal teas and remedies. Specifically, chamomile tea is made from either English/Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) or German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Additionally, several Anthemis species native to Eurasia that have yellow or white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers are also referred to as chamomiles, including mayweed or stinking chamomile (A. cotula) which has been used medicinally and for insecticides despite its strong smell.
Chamomile refers to various daisy-like plants in the aster family that are used to make herbal teas and remedies. Specifically, chamomile tea is made from either English/Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) or German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Additionally, several Anthemis species native to Eurasia that have yellow or white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers are also referred to as chamomiles, including mayweed or stinking chamomile (A. cotula) which has been used medicinally and for insecticides despite its strong smell.
Chamomile refers to various daisy-like plants in the aster family that are used to make herbal teas and remedies. Specifically, chamomile tea is made from either English/Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) or German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Additionally, several Anthemis species native to Eurasia that have yellow or white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers are also referred to as chamomiles, including mayweed or stinking chamomile (A. cotula) which has been used medicinally and for insecticides despite its strong smell.
camomile, any of various daisylike plants of the aster family
(Asteraceae). Chamomile tea, used as a tonic and an antiseptic and in many herbal remedies, is made from English, or Roman, chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) or German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla). Several species are cultivated as garden ornamentals, especially golden marguerite, or yellow chamomile (Cota tinctoria).
Many members of the genus Anthemis, containing more than 100 species of
Eurasian herbs, are also known as chamomile. They characteristically have yellow or white ray flowers and yellow disk flowers in compact flower heads. Mayweed, or stinking chamomile (A. cotula), is a strong-smelling weed that has been used in medicines and insecticides. Britannica Quiz Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous