Pineappleweed

Pineappleweed - Matricaria discoidea

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Alternative names
Pineapple Mayweed
Description

Low to short hairless plant, pineapple scented when crushed. Stems well branched, erect, leaves feathery. Flowerheads yellowish green, rayless 5 to 8 mm with a conical disk, solitary on short stalks.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Cultivated and disturbed ground, pathways and verges.

When to see it

May to November.

Life History

Annual.

UK Status

Common throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 597 of the 617 tetrads.

  • David Nicholls
    Croft Pasture
    09 May 2014
  • HAPeacock
    Gilroes Cemetery
    19 June 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    15 September 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Lane, Ratby
    13 May 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    29 June 2007
  • Barbara Cooper
    Clawson Hill
    28 May 2012

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