Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Small
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Europe and Western Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

German chamomile is an annual herb whose small daisy-like flowers have a distinctively hollow, cone-shaped yellow center — the key trait that sets it apart from Roman chamomile. Its name traces to the Greek for "ground apple," a nod to the sweet apple-like scent released when its leaves are crushed.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Matricaria
Species: Matricaria chamomilla