Scentless Mayweed
Taken at Musselburgh on 16th July 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Scentless Mayweed.
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AKA:
Tripleurospermum inodorum.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
Annual
or Perennial.
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Likes waste and cultivated land.
July-September.
15 - 60 cm.
The name "Mayweed" derives from the medieaval word for maiden, as this plant was once used to treat female illnesses. It's scientific name too is quite female. Matricia is from the Latin matrix meaning "womb". Maritima refers to the sea since the original species of the plant identified was found on the coast.