- Name - Two different plants share the name chamomile, and a third, with a different name, contains many of the same chemicals. All three belong to the Compositae family of plants. The most widely used chamomile is known as the German or Hungarian chamomile ( Matricaria recutita or Chamomilla recutita, or Matricaria chamomilla ). The other chamomile is sometimes called Roman or English chamomile ( Chamomillae romanae flos, Chamaemelum, Anthemis, Anthemidis flos ,) and sometimes, just plain chamom