| Menu list goes here |
Herbal Database Search Results
Back
to: Pathways Main Search
Page For Metaphysical uses
visit The Witchs Haven
Matricaria matricarioides
| Common name: |
Pineapple Weed |
Family: |
Compositae |
| Author: |
(Less.)Porter. |
Botanical references: |
17 |
| Synonyms: |
Matricaria suaveolens (non L.), Matricaria discoidea (DC.) |
| Known Hazards: |
Some people are allergic to this plant[222]. |
| Range: |
N.E. Asia. An introduced and increasing weed in Britain. |
| Habitat: |
Waysides and waste places, especially along tracks, paths and by trampled gateways[17]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
1 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 2 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Artemisia matricarioides[B,G,P]
Chamomilla chamomilla[B,P]
Chamomilla recutita[B,G,H,P]
Chamomilla suaveolens[B,C,G,H,P]
Lepidanthus suaveolens[B,P]
Lepidotheca suaveolens[B,P]
M. chamomilla[B,G,H,P]
M. chamomilla var. coronata[B,P]
M. discoides[E]
M. recutita[B,DUTCH,G,H,HPIC,HORTIPLEX,L,P]
M. reticulata[H]
Santolina suaveolens[B,G,P]
Tanacetum suaveolens[B,P]
|
| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Chamomile [H], Disc Mayweed [P], Echte Kamille [D], False Chamomile [H], German Chamomile [H], German Tea Chamomile [H], Hungarian Chamomile [H], Kopf Kamille [E], Mayweed [P], Nd [E], Pineapple Weed [H,S,E], Pineapple-weed [L,B], Scented Mayweed [L], Schijfkamille [D], Sweet Chamomile [H], Wild Chamomile [B], |
| Systematics: | From a USDA
Plants Database |
|
Order: Asterales. Renamed to Asteraceae -- Aster family
|
| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
|
Britain; Germany; Us(Aleut); Us(Blackfoot); Us(Flathead)
|
Physical Characteristics
Annual growing to 0.3m. It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The scented flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees and flies.
We rate it 1/5 for edibility and
2/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It cannot grow in the shade.
It requires dry or moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Cultivated Beds.Edible Uses
Flowers; Tea.
Flower heads - raw or cooked[172]. A tasty nibble[172].
The dried flowers are used to make herb teas[172]. They are pineapple
scented when steeped in hot water[183].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
Antispasmodic; Carminative; Galactogogue; Sedative; Skin; Vermifuge.
The flowering plant is antispasmodic, carminative, galactogogue,
sedative, skin and vermifuge[9, 172, 222]. This plant is rarely used
medicinally, though it is sometimes employed as a domestic remedy in the
treatment of intestinal worms and also as a sedative[9]. The plant is
harvested when in flower in the summer and is dried for later use[9]. Some
caution is advised since some individuals are allergic to this plant[222].
Other Uses
Repellent.
The plant repels insects[172]. The dried flowers are used as an insect
repellent[213].
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any well-drained soil in a sunny position[200].
The bruised or sun-warmed leaves emit the appealing odour of ripe
apples[245].
Propagation
Seed - sow spring or late summer in situ. Germination should take place
within 3 weeks.
Scent
-
Leaves: Fresh Crushed
- The bruised or sun-warmed leaves emit the appealing odour of ripe apples[245].
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
References for Matricaria discoidea (a possible synonym).
References for Matricaria discoides (a possible synonym).
References for Matricaria recutita (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [PHARM] Phytochemical Data
(common names, uses, countries) from Dr Duke's Phytochemical Database.
- [V] Images
from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery of the Texas A&M Bioinformatics Working Group.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Matricaria suaveolens (a possible synonym).
- [H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
References for matricaria matricarioides (a possible synonym).
References for matricaria recutita (a possible synonym).
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[9] Launert. E. Edible and Medicinal Plants. Hamlyn 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2
Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information.
[17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
[172] Schofield. J. J. Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest.
A nice guide to some useful plants in that area.
[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[213] Weiner. M. A. Earth Medicine, Earth Food. Ballantine Books 1980 ISBN 0-449-90589-6
A nice book to read though it is difficult to look up individual plants since the book is divided into separate sections dealing with the different medicinal uses plus a section on edible plants. Common names are used instead of botanical.
[222] Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990 ISBN 0395467225
A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
[245] Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale. London. 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
Readers Comments
Main Search Page
Bibliography
Plant information taken from the
Plants For A Future -
Species Database.
Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
WEB search engine by Rich Morris - Home Page- Contact Info
Blagdon Cross, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5DF, UK.
Website: www.pfaf.org Phone: 0845 458 4719/_44(0) 1208 872963 This page (UK) http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/pfaf/arr_html?Matricaria+matricarioides
This page (US) http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Matricaria+matricarioides
|
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons License.
(You can copy, distribute, display this works but: Attribution is required, its for Non-Commercial purposes, and it's Share Alike (GNUish/copyleft) i.e. has an identical license.)
We also ask that you let us know (michael@thewitchshaven.com) if
you link to, redistribute, make a derived work or do anything groovy with this information.
|
|
