Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : antco

Scientific name: Anthemis cotula L.

Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Anthemis foetida Lamarck, Chamaemelum cotula Allioni Maruta cotula De Candolle

Classification: Compositae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: stinking chamomile

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: DE : Russische Hundskamille ; ES : manzanilla hedionda ; FR : anthémis puant ; IT : Camomilla ; PT : macela-fétida ;

Biological type: Annual

Seed:

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Seedling:

- Cotyledons elliptical to ovate, with rounded tip, sessile.

- Leaves divided, pinnate.

Adult plant:

- Height: 15-45 cm.

- Stem erect sometimes branched at upper part, glabrous.

- Leaves finely divided in 5 narrow lobes, with scattered hair,

straight and whitish on the lower surface.

- Flowers: the central, yellow, fertile, flattened at tube base and white flowers, ligulate in capitulum. Large capitulum of 12 to 25 mm. Receptacle in cone, with linear, straight palea.

- Fruits 1 to 1,5 mm long, they bear small rounded tubers.

- Plant with disagreeable smell when crushed. Plant antispasmodic vermifuge, vulnear and antiarthritic. Fresh flowers contains an essential oil.

- Risk of confusion with Anthemis altissima L., Anthemis arvensis L., Chamaemelum fascatum (Brot.) Vasc., Chamaemelum mixtum (L.) All., Anacyclus clavatus (Desf.) Pers, Anacyclus radiatus Loisel., Anacyclus valentinus L..

- Biological type: annual.

Mistake with: Anthemis altissima , Anthemis arvensis , Chamaemelum fuscatum Chamaemelum mixtum , Anacyclus clavatus , Anacyclus radiatus , Anacyclus valentinus

Ecological profile (click on flags):   Present       Rare       Present       Present       Rare       Present       Present    

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