Asteraceae
Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Chamaemelum
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Common names
By language (35)
- Arabic
- أقحوان شريف, البابونج الألماني, بابونج, زهرة السباع, فراخ أم علي, قراص, مشرف
- Asturian
- Camomilla romana
- Basque
- Erromatar kamamila, Kamamila erromatar
- Belarusian
- Пупок дабрародны, Валовае вочка
- Breton
- Mammlouzoù
- Catalan
- Camamilla romana
- Chinese
- 羅馬洋甘菊, 果香菊, 罗马洋甘菊, 白花春黄菊, 罗马揩暮米辣
- Czech
- Rmenec sličný, Heřmánek římský, Rmen sličný, Rmen římský
- English
- Roman chamomile, Garden dog-fennel, Chamomile, Chamamelum nobile, Common chamomile
- Finnish
- Jalosauramo
- French
- Camomille romaine
- Galician
- Macela dourada
- German
- Römische Kamille
- Greek
- Χαμομήλι το ευγενές, Χαμομήλι
- Hungarian
- Római kamilla
- Japanese
- ローマンカモミール
- Korean
- 캐모마일
- kw
- Kamilen
- Latvian
- Smaržīgā kumelīte
- Lithuanian
- Kilnioji blezdingūnė
- mwl
- Maçanilha, Maçanielha
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Romersk kamille
- Occitan
- Camomilha romana
- Persian
- بابونه رومی, بابونهٔ رومی
- Polish
- Rumian rzymski, Rumian szlachetny
- Portuguese
- Camomila-romana, Camomila-de-paris, Macela, Macelão, Maciela
- Russian
- Ромашка римская, Пупавка благородная, Римская ромашка, Хамемелюм благородный
- Serbian
- Rimska kamilica, Римска камилица
- sgs
- Rīma ramonė
- Slovak
- Paruman spanilý
- Slovenian
- Rimska kamilica
- Spanish
- Camamila de Moncayo, Camamilla romana, Camomila comun, Camomila común, Camomila de jardin, Camomila oficinal, Camomila romana, Manzanilla comun
- Swedish
- Romersk kamomill
- Urdu
- بابونہ رومی
- Welsh
- Camri
Synonyms
- Anacyclus aureus L.
- Anacyclus nobilis B.D.Jacks.
- Anthemis aurea (L.) DC.
- Anthemis nobilis L.
- Anthemis santolinoides Munby
- Chamaemelum nobile f. discoideum (Boiss. ex Willk.) Benedí
- Chamaemelum nobile f. nobile
- Chamaemelum nobile var. aureum (L.) Ladero, C.J.Valle, M.T.Santos, Trin.Ruiz & Fern.-Arias
- Chamaemelum nobile var. discoideum (Boiss. ex Willk.) A.Fern.
- Chamaemelum nobile var. discoideum (Boiss.) P.Silva
- Chamaemelum nobile var. nobile
- Chamaemelum romanum Garsault
- Chamomilla aurea J.Gay
- Chamomilla nobilis (L.) Godr.
- Marcelia aurea Cass.
- Ormenis nobilis (L.) J.Gay ex Coss. & Germ.
- Ormenis nobilis subsp. aurea (L.) Maire
- Ormenis nobilis var. nobilis
Flowers
- In flower
- May to September (from 120 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Lima, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.