Anthemis cotula
Common name
stinking mayweed
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
ANTCOT
Flower colours
White, Yellow
Year naturalised
1878
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, Caucasia to Iran and Iraq
Etymology
anthemis: Greek name for the chamomile
cotula: Little cup, from the Greek kotule (small cup), referring to the cupped area at the base of the leaves