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Pineapple-weed

Matricaria discoidea

Found in barnyards, pastures, roadsides. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
3 inches–1 foot
Light
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist

At a glance

Life cycle
Annual
Bloom
May to November

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 4 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Matricaria

  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Matricaria matricarioides; Pineapple Weed

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNA
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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