Matricaria recutita

Species category

Weed

Common name

German chamomile

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 0.8–1.2 mm
  • Width 0.4–0.6 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Light yellow ribs with light brown in between

Texture

Large longitudinal ribs on one side and small ribs on the other

Other structures

Scar is on the basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end.

Identification notes

PappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
crown and scar are lateral to their respective ends on the large rib side. Area between ribs is rough.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Matricaria recutita L.

Synonyms

Chamomilla chamomilla (L.) Rydb., nom. inval.
Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert 
Matricaria chamomilla L. 1755 & 1763, non 1753
Matricaria chamomilla L. var. coronata (J. Gay) Coss. & Germ. 
Matricaria suaveolens L.

 Matricaria recutita.  Achenes with large longitudinal ribs on one side and small ribs on the other. 
Matricaria recutita. Achenes with large longitudinal ribs on one side and small ribs on the other.