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MATRICARIA
Annual, sometimes aromatic.
Stem: branched, erect or decumbent.
Leaf: alternate, irregularly 2–3-pinnately lobed; segments linear; petiole short or 0.
Inflorescence: heads radiate or discoid, 1–3; receptacle conic, epaleate; phyllaries in 2–3 unequal series, margins scarious.
Ray flower: 0 or 10–25; ray white.
Disk flower: many; corolla yellow, tubular, narrowed distally; anthers minute, tip ovate, base rounded or ± cordate; style short, branches truncate with bushy tips.
Fruit: cylindric to obconic, gelatinous when wet (in CA), 3–5-ribbed; pappus a narrow crown or 0.
7 species: Eur, Asia, North America. (Greek: womb, describing medicinal use) [Brouillet 2006 FNANM 19:540–542] Chamomilla nomenclaturally superseded by Matricaria.

Key to Matricaria

1. Heads radiate ..... M. chamomilla

1' Heads discoid

2. Tip of fruit entire, pappus crown narrow; plant (1)10–30(50) cm; peduncle <= 1.5 cm; disturbed places ..... M. discoidea

2' Tip of fruit and pappus crown 2-lobed; plant 15–45(70) cm; peduncle <= 6.5 cm; undisturbed wet places ..... M. occidentalis

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