Blue Chamomile vs Disc Mayweed

Matricaria chamomilla compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

• Blue Chamomile is Least Concern while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Chamomile	Disc Mayweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Matricaria	Matricaria
Species	Matricaria chamomilla	Matricaria discoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Chamomile and Disc Mayweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Matricaria.

Conservation Status

Blue Chamomile

LC — Least Concern

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Chamomile	Disc Mayweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Chamomile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Blue Chamomile

The Blue Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is a species in the genus Matricaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 17 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan