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| DESCRIPTION:
Mayweed chamomile, often called dog fennel, is an annual bushy broadleaf plant that germinates
in early spring. Common throughout California, it is adaptable to many conditions.
Cotyledons (seed leaves) are very small 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 are white with yellow centers. 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.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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