Photographs: Co. Cork

Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Meá drua Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: July - September. Annual or perennial. Native. White daisy-like flowers with yellow centres and a dome-shaped eceptacle. The pinnate thread-like leaves are often bristle-tipped but not succulent. A non-scented erect or ascending hairless plant, to 60cm Common on arable land, waste ground and roadsides. Similar: Scented Mayweed has aromatic leaves and Sea Mayweed has leaves with succulent finely-cut leaflets.

Scentless Mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum, Meá drua