Scentless mayweed
Tripleurospermum inodorum

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It usually grows fresh from seed each year. It grows 30-60 cm tall. There is 1 stem that often branches towards the ends. The leaves are 2-8 cm long. The end lobes are narrow. There are 10-200 flowers in a head 3-4.5 cm across. The leaf-like structures under the flowers are dark green to brown.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, Central Asia, China, Europe (country/location of origin), Hungary, North America, Norway, Scandinavia, Tajikistan, Tasmania, USA

How it is used for food

The flowers are eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Balde,rbra

Synonyms

Chamaemelum inodorum (L.) Vis.; Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. inodorum (L.) Appleq. Tripleurospermum perforatum (Merat) M. Lainz; and others