[Chamomiles, Mayweeds and Pineapple Weeds Found East of the Cascade Mts.]

Disc Mayweed, Pineapple Weed

Matricaria discoidea

Synonyms: Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides

Discoid flower heads and stem leaves of Disc Mayweed, Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea (Synonyms: Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides)

The photos above and below show pineapple weed as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge..................July 2, 2006. Plants have a pleasant chamomile smell to them, with perhaps a fragrance of pineapple mixed in.

Flower heads and stem leaves of Disc Mayweed, Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea (Synonyms: Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides)


Disc Mayweed, Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea (Synonyms: Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides)

Pineapple weed as seen along the Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington..................May 31, 2009.

Paul Slichter