Sea Mayweed

Tripleurospermum maritimum

Plant Data

Order:

Asterales

Family:

Asteraceae (Daisy)

Type:

Flower

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flower:

White, many petals

Large daisy-like flowers with greenish-white sepal-like bracts. Very similar looking to Scentless Mayweed. Bracts are also brown-edged.

Fruit:

A flat, ridged, light brown achene (seed).

Leaves:

Alternate, feathery leaves. The leaflets are thread-like. Basal leaves are stalkless and stem leaves, almost stalkless.

Maximum Size:

60 centimetres tall

Aroma:

The crushed leaves are faintly aromatic, smelling similar to chamomile but much weaker.

Other Names:

Baldr's Eyelashes, Dog Gowan, False Mayweed, Mayweed, Scentless False Chamomile, Scentless Matricary, Scentless Mayweed.

Frequency (UK):

Occasionally seen

Habitats:

Ditches, farmland, roadsides, rocks, seaside, wasteland.