Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Asteraceae

Mayweed

(Anthemis cotula)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Tanacetum parthenium

Feverfew has short, stubby rays and a relatively large disk. In addition the leaves are divided into broad leaflets.

Tripileurospermum maritima

Both Scentless Chamomile and Wild Chamomile have thin, thread-like leaflets and lack the foul smell and taste of Mayweed.

Matricaria recutita

Both Scentless Chamomile and Wild Chamomile have thin, thread-like leaflets and lack the foul smell and taste of Mayweed.

Mayweed (Anthemis cotula)

Alien: Native of Europe.

Identification: Flowers daisylike with numerous white rays and a large, yellow disk. Leaves heavily dissected and with a disagreeable odor and bad taste. Primary leaflets with multiple projections, not threadlike. Plant 8 to 20 inches in height.

Distribution: Throughout most North America.

Habitat: Mayweed is a weed growing in fields, roadsides, and other disturbed sites.

Flowering period: June to October.

Mayweed (Anthemis cotula)

Similar Species:

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)

Scentless Chamomile (Tripleurospermum maritima)

Wild Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)

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