Asteraceae
Matricaria

Matricaria aurea (Loefl.) Sch.Bip.

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 8: 369 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to NW. India and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Assam, France, Germany, Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Ghafoor, A. (2002). Flora of Pakistan 207: 1-172. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 1: 1-366. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Abdulridha, Taha & Wedad, Ecology and Fl. Basra: 219 (2016)
  • Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 324 (1875)
  • Boulos & Hind in Fl. Egypt 3: 253 (2002)
  • Chaudhary, Fl. Kingd. Saudi Arabia 2(3): 178 (2000)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 345 (1978)
  • Ghafoor in Fl. Pakistan 207: 28, f. 4A–G (2002)
  • Grierson in Fl. Turkey 5: 295 (1975)
  • Jongbloed & al., Ann. Checkl.: Pl. UAE: 32 (2000)
  • Kilian & Ghazanfar in Fl. Oman 3: 253 (2015)
  • Pobed in Fl. U.R.S.S. 26: 147 (2000)
  • Podlech in Fl. Iranica 158: 81. t. 79 (1986)
  • Rawi, in Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull. 14: 120 (1964)
  • Sch.Bip., Bonplandia 8: 369 (1860)
  • Taifour & El- Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 44 (2017).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2015). Flora of Oman 3: 1-386. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi [31617] Iraq K002338051 Yes
s.coll. [58] K002338229 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Bokhari [D55822] Iran K002337965 Yes
Porta; Rigo [140] Spain K002337742 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [65/235] Jordan K002337974 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W931A] Iraq K002338050 Yes
Al-Kaisi [44238] Iraq K002338079 Yes
[Hunting Aerosurveys] [93] Iraq K002338083 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [189] Iran K002338004 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [10364] West Bank K002337978 Yes
Noël, D. [19] Iran K002337963 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [16364] Syria K002337992 Yes
Rawi, A. [12588] Iraq K002338071 Yes
Stapf [212] Iran K001738567 Yes
[Tiberias] [247] West Bank K002337979 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [10297] Iraq K002338005 Yes
s.coll. [43160] Iraq K002338002 Yes
[Evan Guest]; al Rawi, A.; [Must Long] [14051] Iraq K002338070 Yes
Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamza, R.; Hamid, H. [37215] Iraq K002338049 Yes
Gillett [7708] Iraq K002338062 Yes
Gillett [10187] Iraq K002338014 Yes
Porta; Rigo [140] Spain K002337744 Yes
E-Weinert; Fawzi; Adel; Hussain [47595] Iraq K002338085 Yes
Omar, S.; Hamid, H. [36310] Iraq K002338029 Yes
MacMillan, H.F. [166] Iran K002337961 Yes
[H. Prax] [s.n.] Algeria K002338190 No
[Dr. Findley [s.n.] K002338202 Yes
Ani, H.A. [39817] Iraq K002338043 Yes
Bruyas, F. [s.n.] France K002337730 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [748] Libya K002338183 Yes
Cowan; Darlington [43] Iraq K002338003 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002337740 Yes
[D. Bath] [s.n.] West Bank K002337986 Yes
[F. Kassinar];[M. Noori];Hamid, H.; [H. Kadhir] [40138] Iraq K002338031 Yes
Boulos, L. [s.n.] Egypt K002337935 Yes
Al-Rawi, A. [17963] Iraq K002338018 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002337674 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatch; Alizzi [32881] Iraq K002338020 Yes
Taubert, P. [334] Libya K002338182 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Morocco K002338191 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [1067] India K002338240 Yes
Alizzi, H.; Thaib, H.; Janan [32[5]78] Iraq K002338006 Yes
Pierce, C.S.; Brenan, J.B.E. [[1BeL]] Türkiye K002338000 Yes
Hart, H.C. [s.n.] West Bank K002337988 Yes
Kotschy, C.G.T. [12] K002337956 Yes
V.C.R. [RA 17 ] Iraq K002338055 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K. [48981] Iraq K002338082 Yes
s.coll. [413] Iraq K002338067 Yes
Ani, H.A. [39889] Iraq K002338042 Yes
Dickson, V. (Mrs) [164A] K002337928 Yes
Lindberg, H. [s.n.] Spain K002337736 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002337921 Yes
Al-Dabagh; Al-Kaisi [41887] Iraq K002338059 Yes
Ross, H. [35] Italy K002337731 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [15557] Jordan K002337973 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6168] Iraq K002338010 Yes
Kralik, L. [s.n.] Tunisia K002338185 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Malta K002337733 Yes
Wiest, A. [691] Egypt K000928482 Unknown Type Material Yes
Guest, E.R. [1772] Iraq K002338078 Yes
Täckholm, V. [s.n.] Egypt K002337941 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [9364] West Bank K002337984 Yes
Rawi, A. [20009] Iraq K002338065 Yes
[Mahindar Natts Nayar] [235] Pakistan K002338242 Yes
Martínez, M. [s.n.] Spain K002337741 Yes
Polunin, N.; Khudairi, A.K.; Haines, R.W.; Tolba, M. [s.n.] Iraq K002338007 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Israel K002337968 Yes
{Aitchison} [21] India K002338239 Yes
Post, G.E. [s.n.] West Bank K002337981 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6053] Iraq K002338008 Yes
Pitard, C.J. [157] Tunisia K002338187 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A.; Haddi, H. [9452] Iraq K002338058 Yes
Cosson, E.S.-C.; Letourneux, A.-H.; Reboud, V.C.; Barratte, J.F.G.; Bonnel, E. [s.n.] Tunisia K002338186 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [15030] India K002338231 Yes
Pampanini, R. [9202] Libya K002338178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002337739 Yes
Hamid, H. [39154] Iraq K002338063 Yes
Graham, R.J.D. [s.n.] Iraq K002338039 Yes
Deane, H.A. [113] India K002338232 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0488] Iraq K002338088 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [018] Iraq K002338086 Yes
Rawi, A.; Sh. Haddad [25794] Iraq K002338047 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [44623] Iraq K002338080 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002337922 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Iran K002337958 Yes
Myra [388] Türkiye K002338001 Yes
Pichler, T. [s.n.] Iran K002337959 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Alizzi [32090] Iraq K002338052 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K002338201 Yes
Anderson, B. [1963] Iraq K002338064 Yes
s.coll. [3193] Afghanistan K002337926 Yes
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [17385] Iraq K002338068 Yes
Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K. [49233] Iraq K002338081 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002338339 Yes
s.coll. [897] Syria K002337989 Yes
[Gussaf Lozar] [3893] Iraq K002338075 Yes
Dobson, A.T. [21] Afghanistan K002337924 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [018] Iraq K002338084 Yes
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35444] Iraq K002338016 Yes
{Gouan} [s.n.] France K002337729 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [2731] Egypt K002337940 Yes
Davis, P.H. [6562B] Egypt K002337938 Yes
Rawi [31392] Iraq K002338045 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [3671] Iran K002337960 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6179] Iraq K002338011 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [5664] Saudi Arabia K002337998 Yes
Richards [s.n.] K002338265 Yes
s.coll. [127] Pakistan K002338233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002338237 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] Malta K002337734 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002338338 Yes
Hamid, H. [39064] Iraq K002338040 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [s.n.] Algeria K002338189 Yes
Davis [50275] Libya K002338177 Yes
[Cvan Cuest] [13398] Iraq K002338032 Yes
Chakravarty; Rawi [29813] Iraq K002338046 Yes
Brand [s.n.] K002337929 Yes
s.coll. [56] West Bank K002337987 Yes
Rawi, A. [22751] Iraq K002338033 Yes
[B. S. Bayliss] [90] Iraq K002338053 Yes
Ani, H.A. [39718] Iraq K002338060 Yes
Litvinov, D.I. [s.n.] Turkmenistan K002338207 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002337738 Yes
Howes, F.N. [[H1152]] Iraq K002338036 Yes
Chakravarty; Khatib; Rawi; Tikriti [29850] Iraq K002338024 Yes
Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamid, H.; Hamad, K. [44348] Iraq K002338069 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [1107] Cyprus K002337934 Yes
Keith [s.n.] Libya K002338179 Yes
Davis, P.H. [656213] Egypt K002337937 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [8506] Saudi Arabia K002337995 Yes
Harding, L.H. [281] West Bank K002337982 Yes
Graham, R.J.D. [s.n.] Iraq K002338037 Yes
Lee-Oldfield, F.N. [230] K002337927 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2259] Libya K002338181 Yes
s.coll. [195] K002338340 Yes
Kotschy, T. [s.n.] Syria K002337990 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002338238 Yes
Ani, H.A. [39820] Iraq K002338027 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6424] Iraq K002338012 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [6128] Iraq K002338009 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [7105] India K002338241 Yes
Davis, P.H. [642613] Egypt K002337936 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [65/264] Jordan K002337975 Yes
s.coll. [565] India K002338234 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [73/349] Pakistan K002338230 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [4764] Iran K002337957 Yes
Stapf [173] Iran K001738568 Yes
Haddad, S.Y. [9614] Iraq K002338022 Yes
Matti, Y.; Ramadhan, M.; Jumaily [304] Iraq K002338054 Yes
Rawi; Gillett [7251] Iraq K002338061 Yes
s.coll. [42085] Iraq K002338028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002338337 Yes
Guest, E.R. [366] Iraq K002338057 Yes
Heath, D. [24] Syria K002337991 Yes
Alizzi; Husain [33774] Iraq K002338017 Yes
s.coll. [310] Cyprus K002337932 Yes
Barkley, F.A.; Brahim, J. [480B] Iraq K002338019 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B2364] West Bank K002337985 Yes
Selman, W. [210] Iraq K002338015 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8965] Jordan K002337970 Yes
Kralik, L. [s.n.] Tunisia K002338184 Yes
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya K002338180 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002337732 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] Spain K002337743 Yes
[Troibson] [164] Kuwait K002337977 Yes
Stewart, J.L. [3618] K002338235 Yes
Oswald, P.H. [45] Cyprus K002337933 Yes
s.coll. [600] Jordan K002337969 Yes
Al-Ani, H.A.; El Moursi, A.A.E. [9457] Iraq K002338021 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [s.n.] Jordan K002337971 Yes
Willcox, C. [180] United Arab Emirates K002337923 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W594] Iraq K002338048 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K002337735 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6516] Saudi Arabia K002337997 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D56277] Iran K002337964 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [6984] Saudi Arabia K002337996 Yes
Rawi, A. [23737] Iraq K002338034 Yes
Lazar, Y. [196] Iraq K002338087 Yes
s.coll. [42217] Iraq K002338073 Yes
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria K002338188 Yes
Dickson, W. [665] Saudi Arabia K002337993 Yes
Guest, E.R. [1879] Iraq K002338077 Yes
s.coll. [2764] India K002338236 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3422] Egypt K002337939 Yes
Guest, E.R. [2385] Iraq K002338076 Yes
Rawi; Khatib [32316] Iraq K002338035 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17416] Iraq K002338072 Yes
Podlech, D. [17663] Afghanistan K002337925 Yes
Dickson, W. [682] Kuwait K002337976 Yes
Madrid [s.n.] Spain K002337737 Yes
El-Amin, H.M. [253] Qatar K002337999 Yes
s.coll. [949] Iran K002337962 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Morocco K002338192 Yes
Bayliss, B.E. [90] Iraq K002338056 Yes
Boillier, E. [s.n.] K002337930 Yes
Colvill, W.H. [s.n.] Iraq K002338089 Yes
Chakravarty; Khatih; Rawi; Tikrity [29998] Iraq K002338025 Yes
Rawi, A. [30227] Iraq K002338026 Yes
Graham, R.J.D. [s.n.] Iraq K002338038 Yes
Haines, R.W. [W 594] Iraq K002338044 Yes
White, R.J. [115] Saudi Arabia K002337994 Yes
Omar, S.; Kaisi, A.; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [44546] Iraq K002338066 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [53110] Jordan K002337972 Yes
Haddad, S.Y.; Aoraha, D. [9619] Iraq K002338023 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [1961] Egypt K002337942 Yes
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [19087] Iraq K002338074 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [M364] Jordan K002337983 Yes
Ani, H.A. [39725] Iraq K002338041 Yes
Ahmad, H. [9871] Iraq K002338013 Yes
Zohary, M.; Amdursky, I. [s.n.] Israel K002337980 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490008 Yes
Welwitschii [s.n.] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490009 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain Chamaemelum aureum K002490023 Yes
Ball, J. [10] Spain Chamaemelum aureum K002490028 Yes
Boissier [s.n.] Spain Chamaemelum aureum K002490027 Yes
Webb [s.n.] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490006 Yes
Schafer, B. [s.n.] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain Chamaemelum aureum K002490026 Yes
[Mrs. Scarlett] [241] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490004 Yes
Castro, M.; Sennen, F. [3301] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490005 Yes
s.coll. [385] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490010 Yes
Hochstetter [484] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490007 Yes
[Holkotittis] [100] Spain Chamaemelum aureum K002490024 Yes
Blanco [529] United Kingdom Chamaemelum aureum K002490025 Yes
[Miss. J. Ogilvie] [68] Portugal Chamaemelum aureum K002490012 Yes

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