Asteraceae
Wild chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Matricaria
Pets and kids
- CatsMildly toxic
- DogsMildly toxic
- KidsMildly toxic
Why
Cats: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin.
Signs: contact dermatitis, skin irritation, oral swelling, hives, gastrointestinal upset.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Chamomile | VCA Animal Hospitals Veterinary reference
Dogs: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin.
Signs: contact dermatitis, skin irritation, oral swelling, hives, gastrointestinal upset.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Chamomile | VCA Animal Hospitals Veterinary reference
Kids: Mildly toxic
Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin.
Signs: contact dermatitis, hives, oral swelling, shortness of breath.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
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Is Wild chamomile safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Wild chamomile safe for cats?
No. Our sources call Wild chamomile mildly toxic to cats. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin. Signs: contact dermatitis, skin irritation, oral swelling, hives, gastrointestinal upset.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Chamomile | VCA Animal Hospitals Veterinary reference
Is Wild chamomile safe for dogs?
No. Our sources call Wild chamomile mildly toxic to dogs. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin. Signs: contact dermatitis, skin irritation, oral swelling, hives, gastrointestinal upset.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
- Chamomile | VCA Animal Hospitals Veterinary reference
Is Wild chamomile safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Wild chamomile mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: desacetylmatricarin. Signs: contact dermatitis, hives, oral swelling, shortness of breath.
- Matricaria chamomilla - Plant Toolbox - NC State University University or extension
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (74)
- aeb
- بابونج, بيبونج
- Albanian
- Kamomili
- Arabic
- بابونج ألماني, أُقْحوان, بابونج, بابونج ابيض, بابونج البقر, بابونج صغير, تفاح الأرض, ربيان
- Armenian
- Դեղատնային երիցուկ
- arz
- بابونج
- Azerbaijani
- Aptek çobanyastığı
- ba
- Шифалы ромашка
- Basque
- Kamamila, Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, Kamomila
- Belarusian
- Рамонак аптэчны, Рамон, Рамонак, Рамонак абадраны, Рамонак праўдзівы, Роман, Румонак, Румянка
- Bosnian
- Kamilica
- Bulgarian
- Лайка
- Catalan
- Camamilla, Camamilla recutita, Camamil·la, Camamirla, Chamomilla recutita
- Central Kurdish
- بەیبوونی ئاڵمانی
- Chinese
- 德國洋甘菊, 母菊, 母菊（洋甘菊）, 洋甘菊, 洋甘菊根
- Croatian
- Kamilica, Chamomilla chamomilla
- Czech
- Heřmánek pravý
- Danish
- Vellugtende kamille, Vellugtende kamil
- Dutch
- Echte kamille
- English
- Wild chamomile, Blue chamomile, Camomile, Chamomile, German chamomile, Mayweed, Scented mayweed
- Esperanto
- Kamomilo
- Estonian
- Teekummel, Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, Chrysanthemum chamomilla, Courrantia chamomilloides, Leucanthemum chamaemelum, Saksakanalill, Ubina-hein
- Finnish
- Kamomillasaunio, Chamomilla recutita, Kamomilla
- fj
- Chamomilla recutita
- French
- Camomille allemande, Camomille Sauvage, Camomille vraie, Petite camomille
- frr
- Kamel
- Galician
- Macela
- Georgian
- Სამკურნალო გვირილა, Ბაბუნა
- German
- Echte Kamille, Chamomilla recutita, Kamille
- Greek
- Ματρικάρια η περιτμημένη
- Guarani
- Manzanilla
- Hungarian
- Orvosi székfű, Kamilla, Chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita
- Indonesian
- Chamomile
- inh
- Дарбан моажолг
- io
- Kamomilo, Kamomil
- Italian
- Camomilla
- Japanese
- カモミール, カミツレ, カミルレ, カモミーユ, カモミール・ローマン, 加密列
- Javanese
- Kamomil
- Kazakh
- Дәрілік түймедақ
- Korean
- 저먼캐모마일
- Kyrgyz
- Аптека же дары ромашкасы
- Latvian
- Ārstniecības kumelīte, Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, Kumelīte
- li
- Maoter, Kamille
- Lithuanian
- Vaistinė ramunė, Ramunėlė
- Luxembourgish
- Kaméil, Kamill, Kaméileblumm
- Macedonian
- Камилица
- mrj
- Ромашка
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kamille, Kamilleblom, Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, Kamomille, Kamomilleblom
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kamilleblom
- os
- Æхсынкъмарæн
- Pashto
- مروری
- Persian
- بابونه آلمانی
- Polish
- Rumianek pospolity, Rumianek pospolit, Chamomilla recutita
- Portuguese
- Camomila-vulgar, Camomila, Camomilha, Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita
- Romanian
- Mușețel, Muşeţel, Romaniţă, Romaniță
- rsk
- Руменєц
- rup
- Lilici albâ
- Russian
- Ромашка аптечная, Ромашка лекарственная, Ромашка ободранная, Матрикария непахучая, Немецкая ромашка, Ромашка непахучая, Ромашка продырявленная, Ромашка пронзённая
- sah
- Тырыттаҕас ромашка
- Serbian
- Камилица
- Serbian (Latin)
- Rimska kamilica
- sgs
- Ramonielė
- Slovak
- Rumanček kamilkový, Harmanček pravý, Rumanček pravý
- Slovenian
- Prava kamilica, Chamomilla recutita, Gamilica, Gomeljica, Gomilce, Gomilica, Gomilice, Gomoljica
- Spanish
- Manzanilla, Bonina, Camamila del comercio, Camamilda, Camamilla, Camamirla, Chamomilla officinalis, Chamomilla recutita
- Swedish
- Kamomill, Sötblomster
- Turkish
- Mayıs papatyası
- Ukrainian
- Ромашка лікарська, Chamomilla recutita
- Urdu
- بابونہ المانی
- vep
- Haragaine
- Vietnamese
- Cúc La Mã
- Walloon
- Vraiye camamele
- Welsh
- Amranwen bêr
- wuu
- 德国洋甘菊
- zza
- Kekevaş
Photos
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Carnby, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.