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Pineapple Weed, Disc Mayweed

Matricaria discoidea DC.

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

young plant

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Pineapple Weed:

·         annual, low growing, branched weed with round-headed flowers with mostly disk flowers

·         grows 6-18" tall, with deeply, finely divided fragrant (chamomile-smelling) leaves

·         prefers low fertility, found in lawns, fields, pastures, roadsides, non-crop areas

 

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