Anthemis cotula

stinking chamomile

Family: Asteraceae • Genus: Anthemis • Region: TEMPERATE ASIA: Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Iran (north), Iraq (north), Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan) TROPICAL ASIA: India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh) EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom (England), Norway (south), Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Algeria (north), Egypt (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia, United States

Summary: Anthemis cotula (stinking chamomile) is a plant in the Asteraceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.

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About Anthemis cotula

A strong odored flowering annual with some edible, medicinal and other uses. Easily confused with A. arvensis but it's strong smell gives it away. Common Names include: mayweed chamomile; stinking chamomile; stinking mayweed. Spanish: camomilla pudenta; manzanilla hedionda; manzanillon. French: anthemis fetide; camomille des chiens; camomille maroute; camomille puante; maroute puante. Portuguese: macela-fetida. Germany: Stinkende Hundskamille. Italy: camomilla cotula; camomilla mezzana. Japan: kamitsuremodoki. Netherlands: stinkende kamille. Sweden: kamomillkulla; surkulla.

Care Information

Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Watering	Moderate — water when top inch of soil is dry
Soil	Well-drained, average fertility
Hardiness Zone	Varies widely (USDA 3-11)

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