Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. inodorum

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Read about Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. inodorum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Matricaria inodora, Linn. (Chrysanthemum inodorum, Linn. Pyrethrum inodorum, Smith). Nearly or quite glabrous, branchy, diffuse annual, 1-2 ft. tall, from Eu. and Asia: lvs. many, sessile, 2-3-pinnately divided or dissected: heads 1½in. across, terminating the branches, with many acute white rays: achenes inversely pyramidal, with 3 conspicuous ribs. Not uncommon in fields eastward. Var. plenissima, Hort. (var. ligulosa, var. multiplex, M. grandiflora, Hort. not Fenzl), ia a common garden plant with very double clear white large heads. It is floriferous, and the fls. are fine for cutting. G.C. II. 12:753.—It often persists and blooms the second year. Foliage little or not at all scented. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Matricaria Species: M. perforata
Binomial name
Matricaria perforata

Matricaria perforata is a species of Mayweed.

The taxonomy of the genus Matricaria has been the subject of some controversy, with many revisions in recent years. The Flora Europaea uses Matricaria perforata for this species. Synonyms/other scientific names include Tripleurospermum perforatum (Mérat) Lainz, Tripleurospermum maritimum subsp. inodorum, Tripleurospermum inodorum.

Common name(s): scentless mayweed, scentless chamomile, wild chamomile, mayweed, false chamomile, German chamomile, Baldr's Brow

Origin Eurasia, North Africa

Considered an invasive weed in North America

Mythology

In Sweden and Norway, it is called Balder's brow, but in Iceland, it is the close relative Sea Mayweed (Matricaria maritima) that carries this name. In Gylfaginning, Snorri Sturluson explains that the name Balder's brow comes from the plants' whiteness:

Annarr sonr Óðins er Baldr, ok er frá honum gott at segja. Hann er svá fagr álitum ok bjartr svá at lýsir af honum, ok eitt gras er svá hvítt at jafnat er til Baldrs brár. Þat er allra grasa hvítast, ok þar eptir máttu marka fegrð hans bæði á hár ok á líki. Hann er vitrastr ása ok fegrst talaðr ok líknsamastr. En sú náttúra fylgir honum at engi má haldask dómr hans. Hann býr þar sem heita Breiðablik, þat er á himni. Í þeim stað má ekki vera óhreint[.]

The second son of Odin is Baldr, and good things are to be said of him. He is best, and all praise him; he is so fair of feature, and so bright, that light shines from him. A certain herb is so white that it is likened to Baldr's brow; of all grasses it is whitest, and by it thou mayest judge his fairness, both in hair and in body. He is the wisest of the Æsir, and the fairest-spoken and most gracious; and that quality attends him, that none may gainsay his judgments. He dwells in the place called Breidablik, which is in heaven; in that place may nothing unclean be[.]

See also

• List of Asteraceae genera