Asteraceae
Dusky dogfennel
Chamaemelum fuscatum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Chamaemelum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 褐菊
- English
- Dusky dogfennel, Chamomile
- Finnish
- Tummasuomusauramo
Synonyms
- Anthemis fallax Willd.
- Anthemis fuscata Brot.
- Anthemis fuscata var. fuscata
- Anthemis praecox Link
- Chamaemelum fuscatum f. fuscatum
- Chamaemelum fuscatum f. minor (Hoffmanns. & Link) Benedí
- Chamomilla fuscata (Brot.) Gren. & Godr.
- Ormenis maialis Sennen & Mauricio
- Perideraea fuscata (Brot.) Webb
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Israelsierra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Angel Urquia Goitia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.