Taxonomy
Chamaemelum nobile | Chamomile | Camán meall
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Roadsides, pastures, heaths, lake-shores and waste-grounds
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Not known
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
Considered a native in the south-west and possibly a garden escape on the north-west. Used as a herbal tea and can be grown as a lawn instead of grass. Chamomile is mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV 'The Camomile; The more it is trodden on, the faster it grows'.