Pineapple Weed

Pineapple Weed, Disc Mayweed

Matricaria discoidea DC.

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ young plant

▲ ▼ mature plants

▲ ▼ flowers

Pineapple Weed:

annual, low growing, branched weed with round-headed flowers with mostly disk flowers
grows 6-18" tall, with deeply, finely divided fragrant (chamomile-smelling) leaves
prefers low fertility, found in lawns, fields, pastures, roadsides, non-crop areas