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pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea

Pineapple-weed is a special plant that smells like pineapple when you crush its leaves! It has small, yellow flowers and grows close to the ground. It's often found in sunny places and is fun to spot on nature walks.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The pineapple-weed is a low-growing plant with finely divided, feathery green leaves. It has distinctive dome-shaped, yellowish-green flower heads that lack the white ray petals found on many daisy-like flowers, making it look like tiny green buttons.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its unique flowers are entirely green-yellow and surprisingly lack any white petals!

This tough plant often pops up in sidewalk cracks or playgrounds where other plants struggle!

When you crush its leaves, it releases a surprisingly sweet, fruity aroma!

You can steep its fresh or dried flowers to make a mild, apple-scented tea.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Aromatic Shield

Pineapple-weed releases a strong, sweet, pineapple-like scent when crushed, which might deter some grazing animals.

Fähigkeit

Tough Blooms

Its cone-shaped, petalless flowers are very sturdy and can withstand being stepped on, helping it survive in busy, disturbed areas.

Fähigkeit

Pioneer Plant

Pineapple-weed can quickly grow in compacted, disturbed soils, helping it colonize new ground where other plants struggle.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Ausbreitung
10-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen from its flowers.

pollinates

Common eastern bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Painted lady

Vanessa cardui

sips nectar from its small blooms.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always check with an adult before touching or picking plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von pineapple-weed?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von pineapple-weed?

10-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von pineapple-weed?

0.5-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von pineapple-weed?

Late spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von pineapple-weed?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von pineapple-weed?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von pineapple-weed?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von pineapple-weed?

Insekten

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