Weeds > Matricaria > Matricaria discoidea > Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria discoidea
Pineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Disc Mayweed
Origin: Native to North America and Northeast Asia.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Matricaria |
| Species |
| discoidea |
| Category |
| Weeds |
| Synonyms |
| Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides |
| Height |
| 5 - 41 cm |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Garden planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Moist and well-drained soil. |
| Habitat |
| Found in non-wetlands, on footpaths, trails, disturbed sites, especially in poor compacted soil or gravel. |
| Leaf Description |
| Pinnately dissected and sweet scent when crushed. Stem is branching from top and glabrous at top. |
| Flower Description |
| Single, flower-head is cone-shaped composed of dense packed corollas and lacking ray-florets. |
| Fruit Description |
| 3 - 4 ridged and 1 - 2 mm long. Achene, tip with shallow crown-like membranous rings (pappus). |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are green. The flower-heads are a yellowish-green. The fruit is brown. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Edible and have been used in salads and to make herbal tea. It has been used for medicinal purposes in relief of gastrointestinal upset, infected sores, fevers and postpartum anemia. |
top