Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. 6:50. 1838 ("1837")
Verified:
03/16/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
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- Bremer, K. & C. J. Humphries. 1993. Generic monograph of the Asteraceae-Anthemideae. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23(2):154. Note: = Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter
- Committee on Stabilization. 1975. Report of the standing committee on stabilization of specific names. Taxon 24:175. Note: = Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter
- Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter
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- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Matricaria matricarioides
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- Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Matricaria matricarioides
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Common names
English
disc mayweed – false chamomile – pineapple-weed – rayless chamomile – rounded chamomile – English (Canada)
pineappleweed – French
matricaire odorante – French (Canada)
matricaire odorante – German
strahlenlose Kamille – Swedish
gatkamomill – Transcribed Chinese
tong hua mu ju –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation-Far East | Far East | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Prince Edward Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Missouri | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Indiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Idaho | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Oregon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Arkansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Delaware | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Mississippi | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | South Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Nevada | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territories | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Yukon | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | United States | Alaska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jilin Sheng | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Liaoning Sheng | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Nei Mongol Zizhiqu | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Hokkaidô | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | Honshu | n. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | s.e. |
| 4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Faroe Islands | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | North Macedonia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Baja California (Norte) | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
| 6 | Other | | | | | exact native range obscure |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation-Far East [Far East]
Northern America
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], United States [Alaska]
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah]
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Morocco
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Georgia
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
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CHINA:
China [Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu]
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EASTERN ASIA:
Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu (n.)]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia (s.e.)
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Matricaria matricarioides (Less.) Porter |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia Note: = Matricaria matricarioides |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104425.
Accessed 4 May 2025.