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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Chamaemelum Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 4, 3, (1754)
Description
Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes creeping but not rhizomatous. Lvs 1–3-pinnatisect, alternate. Capitula in corymbs, or often solitary, terminal, pedunculate; involucral bracts in few rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle hemispheric to conic; scales present. Outer florets ♀ or sterile, usually ligulate, white; inner florets ☿, tubular, not compressed, saccate at base to enclose apex of achene. Achenes all similar, laterally compressed, weakly ribbed on inner surface, eglandular; pappus 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Miller, P. 1754: The Gardeners Dictionary. Vol. 3. Edition 4. London.
