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Mayweed Chamomile, Mayweed, Stinking Chamomile, Dogfennel, Stinkweed, Stinking Daisy
Anthemis cotula L.
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
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Anthemis cotula
L., Mayweed Chamomile:
(Bayer
Code:
ANTCO; US Code AMCO2)
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Annual weed with slightly to much branched, erect to ascending stems up to
about 2 feet tall and wide
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Leaves are finely-divided, ill-smelling, somewhat fleshy
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Flowers are small white daisy-like flowers with yellow centers
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Found in fertile, well-drained soils, landscapes, fallow fields, urban
locations, roadsides
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Similar false chamomile
has larger leaves that are also finely divided and white
daisy-like flowers, but the entire plant lacks a strong odor
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Can be toxic to cattle if heavily grazed, but animals usually resist grazing