Disc Mayweed, Pineapple Weed
Matricaria discoidea
Synonyms: Camomilla discoidea, Chamomilla suaveolens, Matricaria matricarioides , Santolina suaveolens
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.
The photo above shows pineapple weed as seen on the gravel shoulder along
Laurel Road in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........June 21, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately divided stem leaf of pineapple weed as seen on the gravel shoulder along
Laurel Road in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge..........June 21, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem leaves and inflorescence of pineapple weed as seen on the gravel shoulder along
Laurel Road in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........June 21, 2008.
The photo above shows the form of pineapple weed as seen on the gravel shoulder along
Laurel Road in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge.........June 21, 2008.
Paul Slichter