Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria chamomilla
FamilyGenus: Matricarianative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
An archaeophyte annual herb of disturbed ground, bearing daisy-like flowers from May to August. It reaches about 28 cm tall and prefers full sun and moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soil.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a long-established archaeophyte of open habitats, it occupies a niche in disturbed ground, but no specific ecological impact data is recorded in the source material.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to August.
Safety note
The plant is considered kid-safe.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.279 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a sunny position with a fresh, moderately moist, neutral to slightly acid soil. The plant has modest nutrient needs and tolerates low soil salinity. It is well suited to herb gardens, sunny borders, or other open, disturbed ground.
Scientific profile
Matricaria chamomilla is an archaeophyte in Great Britain, long naturalised in waste places, field margins and waysides. It is an annual, non-woody herb with broad leaves and a typical growth height around 28 cm. The composite flower heads are produced from May until August. It thrives in full sun and fresh, moderately moist soils with a neutral to weakly acid reaction; it has a moderate nutrient requirement and is slightly salt-tolerant. The plant is adapted to terrestrial habitats and shows a low tolerance of severe disturbance. Its minute diaspores weigh approximately 0.05 mg.
Pollinators & visitors
98 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Thymelicus sylvestrisPyronia tithonusColletes daviesanusOedemera nobilisAndrena minutulaPieris napiColletes similisHylaeus communisBombus lucorumBombus pascuorumLasioglossum calceatumAndrena clarkellaManiola jurtinaBombus lapidariusLasioglossum pauxillumAnthonomus rubiAndrena humilisLasioglossum marginatumApis melliferaPolyommatus icarusIchneumon sarcitoriusAdscita staticesPieris rapaeLycaena phlaeasMelitaea didymaTrichodes alveariusCarcharodus alceaeSphecodes ephippiusAndrena bicolorEpisyrphus balteatusEristalis arbustorumEristalis tenaxEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes lunigerHelophilus pendulusNeoascia podagricaPlatycheirus albimanusRhingia campestrisScaeva pyrastriSphaerophoria scriptaSyritta pipiensEristalis abusivusCheilosia paganaEristalis nemorumEupeodes corollaePlatycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus scutatusSphaerophoria menthastriSphaerophoria taeniataSyrphus ribesii
Other flower visitors
74 other species visit the flowers
Rhagonycha fulvaoedemera luridaFringilla coelebsPasser domesticusGastrophysa viridulaAdalia bipunctataMalachius bipustulatusCoccinella septempunctataLinaria cannabinaCarduelis carduelisOedemera podagrariaeSapygina decemguttataPseudovadonia lividaValgus hemipterusAnthrenus verbasciAnthrenus pimpinellaeCheilosiaLucilia sericataAdia cinerellaAnthomyia liturataBellardia vulgarisBotanophila striolataCantharis flavilabrisChloromyia formosaClosterotomus norwegicusDelia florilegaDelia platuraEmpis lividaHaematopota pluvialisMicrodynerus exilisMusca autumnalisNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia viridescensParegle audaculaPegoplata aestivaPollenia pediculataPollenia rudisRhinophora lepidaScathophaga stercorariaIchneumon xanthoriusAnaspis maculataAnaspis pulicariaEriothrix rufomaculataAphidius matricariaeAzelia cilipesBellardia pandiaBotanophila fugaxBruchus rufimanusDolichopus festivusEudasyphora cyanella
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_202852130
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