Latin name: Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.
  Pronunciation: kam-oh-MIL-la soo-ay-vee-OH-lens

  Common name: Pineapple weed
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Common weed in most disturbed places
  throughout California, footpaths, roadsides, grazed
  land, native to northwest N. America, northeast Asia

  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chamomilla
  2) suaveolens
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