False Chamomile, Scentless Chamomile, False Mayweed

Tripleurospermum maritima (L.) W.D.J. Koch ssp. maritima
(formerly Matricaria maritima L.)

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

seedlings ▲

▲ young plant

flowering plants ▲▼

flowering plant▲

▲ flower/inflorescence

▲ underside of inflorescence

False Chamomile:

·         Very similar in appearance to Mayweed Chamomile, but leaves and plant have no noticeable odor

·         Annual weed with slightly to much branched, erect to ascending stems up to about 2 feet tall and wide

·         Flowers are small white daisy-like flowers with yellow centers

·         Found in agronomic crops, horticultural crops, disturbed sites

·         Much more common in northern midwest