Matricaria occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Matricaria occidentalis Greene

Valley mayweed

2016 Steve Matson

2017 James Bailey

2014 Neal Kramer

2010 Zoya Akulova

2013 Neal Kramer

1999 Dean Wm. Taylor

Matricaria occidentalis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Chamomilla occidentalis


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Genus:	Matricaria
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Chamomilla occidentalis

Information about Matricaria occidentalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MAOC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).