pineapple weed, Maticaria discoidea

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pineapple weed

Asteraceae
Maticaria discoidea

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Type	Categories	Useful Parts
Herb

Asteraceae Family

Maticaria Genus

Other Names for this Plant

disc mayweed

Location

I found these plants growing at Sauvie Island Farms in Oregon. There were many of these plants growing inbetween rows of strawberry plants.

Physical Description

As you can see, the head of the flower is cone-shaped. The plant has pinnately dissected leaves. When they are crushed they give off a sweet scent.

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Asteraceae

Asterales

Star Order (Daisies)

Euasterids II

Real Stars Group Two

Asteridae

Class of Stars (Daisies)

Core Eudicots

Main, Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Eudicots

Real, Two First-Leaves (Dicots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

Multicellular Plants

Plantae

Plants

Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

The flowers you see, however bitter tasting, have been gathered raw as food for children. The plant can also be used as a temporary, yet effective insect repellent.
en.wikipedia.org wiki Chamomilla suaveolens

Pineapple Weed
a.k.a. disc mayweed, wild chamomile

Pineapple Weed

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