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Pineappleweed
Matricaria discoidea
About
Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineappleweed, wild chamomile, disc mayweed, and rayless mayweed, is an annual plant native to North America, northern Asia, and Europe where it grows as a common herb of fields, gardens, and roadsides. It is in the daisy family Asteraceae. When crushed, the flowers and foliage emit a strong pineapple-like aroma, giving the plant its common name.
- Family
- Asteraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Matricaria discoidea
- Slug
- matricaria-discoidea
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Matricaria
- Species
- discoidea
- Wikidata QID
- Q1144217
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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