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| DESCRIPTION:
Mayweed chamomile, often called dog fennel, is an annual bushy plant that germinates
in early spring. Common throughout California, it is adaptable to many conditions.
Cotyledons are very small (0.10 - 0.20 inch long) (2.5 - 5 mm) and oval; they
dry up rapidly and are seldom seen. First true leaves are deeply divided
and
pointed.
The
mature plant is 6 inches to 3 feet (15 - 90 cm) tall. Flower heads have white
ray flowers encircling the flowers in a bright yellow disk. Plants look similar
to
pineapple-weed, but leaves are more finely
divided and appear to clasp the stem. Pineapple-weed smells like pineapple whereas
mayweed's odor is less pleasant.
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