| Matricaria chamomilla | ||||
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| Area of variety | Mediterranean
and Irano-Turanian; Upper Jordan Valley, Lower Jordan Valley, Dead Sea area; Wide spread in Syria (Aleppo steppe, Palmyra, Homs, Aseryeh) etc. |
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| Plant description | ||||
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Annual: glabrous, aromatic, 5-25 cm, branching from base. Stems: slender, ascending or erect, 1- or few-headed. Leaves: pinnatisect into setaceous, entire or lobed segments. Heads: discoid, 5-7 mm in diameter, pedunculate. Involucral bracts: oblong, obtuse, with broad brown membranous entire margins.
Receptacle: ovoid-conical. Achenes:
minute (about 1 mm), 3-ribbed on ventral side, |
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| Medicinal Use | ||||