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Chamaemelum fuscatum

chamomile, dusky dog fennel
Habit Annuals, 5–20(–35+) cm.
Stems

erect to ascending (simple or branched, not forming mats), glabrous or puberulent.
Leaves

proximal petiolate, ± ovate to elliptic, 1–4 cm, usually 2-pinnately lobed;

distal sessile, ± elliptic, 1–2 cm, 0–1-pinnately lobed.
Involucres

3–4 × 6–10 mm.
Ray florets

12–15+;

laminae 8–15 mm.
Disc corollas

2.5–3 mm.
Phyllaries

margins and apices brownish, abaxial faces glabrous or glabrate.
Cypselae

1–1.3 mm.
Paleae

2–3 mm, margins brownish.
2n

= 18.

Chamaemelum fuscatum
Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr.
Habitat Disturbed sites
Elevation 10–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Europe [Introduced in North America]
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Chamaemelum fuscatum is found on the Outer North Coast ranges, especially in vineyards. It is native to the Mediterranean.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 19, p. 496.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Anthemideae > Chamaemelum
Sibling taxa
C. nobile
Synonyms Anthemis fuscata
Name authority (Brotero) Vasconcellos: Anais Inst. Vinho Porto 20: 276. (1966)
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