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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Asteraceae
Anthemis cotula L.
dog-fennel, mayweed, stinking chamomile, stinking-cotula
Anthemis: from the Greek anthemon, "flower," for their profuse blooming, and the Greek name for Chamaemelum nobile, of which chamomile tea is made
cotula: from the Greek kotule meaning "a small cup" and referring to a hollow at the base of the amplexicaule leaves
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-36" tall, foul smelling forb with many branches; taprooted |
| Flower: | head 3/4"-1 1/4" wide, mostly 10-16 white rays and yellow, 1/4"-1/3" wide disk; inflorescence solitary, short stalked heads at the ends of the branches; blooms May-Oct. |
| Leaf: | alternate, 2-3 times pinnately-divided, feathery |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, farmyards |
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