Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tripleurospermum inodorum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tripleurospermum perforatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tripleurospermum inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tripleurospermum maritimum ssp. inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Tripleurospermum inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tripleurospermum perforata
INCLUDED WITHIN Great Plains Flora Association (1986)
Matricaria maritima
COMMON NAME:
Scentless Chamomile, False Chamomile, Mayweed
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Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen wik_t_inodorum_kohlers178
An illustration from Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897, in the public domain.
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Caleb Slemmons, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Bugwood.org bug_5422896
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Caleb Slemmons, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Bugwood.org bug_5422900
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Heads (1)10-200+, in corymbiform arrays of solitary heads at branch ends, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438308
Month Unknown
Heads 3-4.5cm in diameter, with 10-25 ray florets, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438315
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438318
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Leaf blades 2-8cm, ultimate lobes filiform, 4-20mm, not fleshy, per Flora of North America.
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5438327
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Tripleurospermum inodorum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tripleurospermum perforatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tripleurospermum inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Tripleurospermum maritimum ssp. inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Tripleurospermum inodorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Tripleurospermum perforata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Great Plains Flora Association (1986)
Matricaria maritima
2519
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, railroad tracks, streets, urban waste areas, also as a ballast waif, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: White
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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