Matricaria chamomilla L.

Family: Asteraceae
Flowering Time: Mar-May.

General Appearance

Matricaria chamomilla L. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rausch., it is an annual herb, up to (2-)10-60 cm, glabrous. Stems erect or ascending, much-branched above. Leaves 4-7 cm; segments acute, well separated. Peduncles 3-10 cm. Capitula (1-) 8-120 (-more)- 10-25 mm in diam. Involucral bracts with a pale margin. Ligules 6-9 x 2-3 mm, soon deflexed, rarely absent. Tubular florets 5-lobed, yellow; upper part of tube campanulate above a marked constriction. Achenes c. 1 mm, pale greyish-brown, with 4-5 ribs on the ventral face; pappus usually very small or absent, but sometimes, especially in achenes of the ligulate florets, a conspicuous, irregularly toothed auricle, as long as or longer than the achene.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

S.Cosm. The native range of this species is Temp. Eurasia to Indo-China.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain:  Reported from Misurata by Keith  Misurata 2006  Misurata 2008

Benghazi Plain:  Qaminas to Ajdabia (Slouk plain) 2006

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Sidi Abu-Ras 2017   From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh, From Lustata to Beshtaya 2019

 

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339238955_tsnyf_alghta_alnbaty_wtwzyh_aljghrafy_fy_almntqt_almmtdt_ma_byn_alhnyt_wwady_alzqzwq_shmala_hty_lstath_wbshtaya_jnwba_aljbl_alakhdr_shrq_lybya

El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya

دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمنطقة سيدي بوراس –الجبل الاخضر 2017

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic).

Al-Maghrabi A.S.S. (2006) Study of the vegetation and seed bank of the zone of Ghaminis and Agedabia (Slouk plain), Master of Science Thesis, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Academy of Graduated Studies, Benghazi Branch, Libya, 2006. (In Arabic).

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