Photographs: Co. Cork

Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile Camán meall Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Strongly chamomile-scented solitary white flowers with domed yellow centres. Erect flower stalks. Pinnate leaves divided into narrow segments. Creeping growth habit. The whole plant is aromatic. Height: 10-30 cm Dry sandy grassland, roadsides. Locally common throughout SW Ireland, scarcer elsewhere. Similar: Scentless Mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Sea Mayweed, Tripleurospermum maritimum

Chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile, Camán meall