Mayweed, Mayweed Chamomile, Stinking Chamomile, Dogfennel, Stinkweed

Anthemis cotula L.

Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

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Mayweed Chamomile, Dogfennel, Stinkweed, Stinking Daisy:  (pp. 70-71 in Weeds of the Great Plains; pp. 112-113 in Weeds of the Northeast)

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

·         leaves are finely-divided, ills-smelling, somewhat fleshy

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

·         found in fertile, well-drained soils, landscapes, fallow fields, urban locations, roadsides