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.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Annual herbs, stems branched from base, often flexuous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, 2–3-pinnatipartite, with narrowly linear acute segments to 0.5 mm wide, mucronulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula 4–5 mm in diameter, discoid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Phyllaries
Phyllaries glabrous, oblong, obtuse
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corollas golden- yellow, with 4 teeth 1.5–2.5 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes 0.8 × 0.2 mm (excluding corona), brown, ribbed on ventral face; pappus a dentate corona 0.6-0.8 mm.
Ecology
In sandy and silty soils, semi-desert, fields, waste places, weed in gardens; alt. 140–1300;
Phenology
flowering Mar.- Jun.
Distribution
Largely in the Mesopotamian plains and desert areas of Iraq.
Vernacular
BABON (Kurd.-Qarachitan), Gillett 7708; BAIBŪN, Balad Sinjar nr Baaj (Guest 13398), BĀBUNNAJ, E of Hadra (Rawi & Gillett 7251); flowers used to treat stomach ache.
[FIQ]

Common Names

unknown
golden cotula, manzanilla

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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