AsteraceaeAnthemis cotula
Stinking Mayweed
Spreading mound. Foliage with strong, unpleasant scent. Stems erect, branching, slightly hairy. Stem leaves 2 or 3 times pinnately divided into linear segments. Flower heads single at stem tops, white rays turn downward with age, prominent yellow central disk. A weed abundant in fields, sand dunes, along roads, many other disturbed places, below 6500 ft.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: All Summer
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: To 10 inches
- Habitat: Disturbed, Meadow, Coastal
- Found In: Olympic NP, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP
- Native: No
