Pineapple-weed
Description:
· Small bushy plant 5-20 cm tall
· Leaves are dense and finely divided resembling the leaves of a carrot plant
· Numerous discoid flower heads 6-8 mm wide with a cone shaped receptacle
· Oval bracts with wide transparent margins form the involucre 4-5 mm high
· Plant has an odour suggestive of pineapple
Habitat:
· Farmyards
· Roadsides
· Waste places
· Wherever soil is disturbed or packed
Distribution:
· Garden