MayweedChamomile

Mayweed Chamomile The Mayweed Chamomile is a weed which grows in the summer that is found all around the united states. It is commonly compared to dog fennel because of its segmented, featherlike, leaves which emit a unpleasent and unusual oder. This plant is found all over the U.S. and germinates in March and matures by mid-May. This weed that was once native to Europe, has became a world wide problem for farmers and plantation owners. - 1 ft. to 3 ft. tall when mature - leaves have fowel smell and are divided into narrow segments - around 12 pedals with golden center
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Interesting Facts:__** - The Chamomile was dedicated to the sungod by the Egyptians - The Chamomile is resistent to level 2 herbicides - The Chamomile is said to have healing powers and used to be used as a tranquilizer - The Chamomile can produce 960,000 seeds per plant

The features such as leaves, height, and appearance give clues to the existence of this plant in the Ames High Prairie and i'm pretty confident that it does.

http://www.herbalextractsplus.com/chamomile.cfm (1 - This site gives good info. and cool facts about the Chamomile) http://www.whitman.wsu.edu/weeds/Dogfennel.html(Gives (basic informaiton about the Chamomile) http://www.cwma.org/nx_plants/maycham.htm (usefull info for the Chamomile)