Asteraceae FAMILY

Anthemis cotula

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The whole plant is penetrated by an acrid juice, touching or ingesting the plant can cause allergies in some people[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 222 Title A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Publication Author Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. Year 1990 ISBN 0395467225 Description A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties. ].

Botanical Description

Anthemis cotula is an annual plant with a branched stem that can grow up to 60cm tall[ 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is often seen as an inferior form of chamomile and is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and food. The plant has spread widely through human activity and has become a weed in many areas of the globe.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, east to N. and W. Asia.

HabitatWaste places usually on heavy soil[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].