- Matricaria perforata
Taxobox
name = "Tripleurospermum inodorum"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Anthemideae
genus = "Tripleurospermum "
species = "T. inodorum"
binomial = "Tripleurospermum inodorum"
binomial_authority = (L.)Sch.Bip.
synonyms = "Matricaria perforata" L."Tripleurospermum inodorum" is the
type species ofTripleurospermum .Historically included the genus
Matricaria , "Tripleurospermum inodorum" has been the subject of some controversy, with many revisions in recent years. TheFlora Europaea uses "Matricaria perforata" for this species. Synonyms/other scientific names include "Tripleurospermum perforatum" (Mérat) Lainz, "Tripleurospermum maritimum" subsp. "inodorum".Common name(s): scentless mayweed, scentless chamomile, wild chamomile, mayweed, false chamomile, German chamomile,
Baldr 's BrowOrigin Eurasia, North Africa
Considered an invasive weed in North America
Mythology
In
Sweden andNorway , it is called "Balder 's brow", but inIceland , it is the close relativeSea Mayweed ("Matricaria maritima") that carries this name [ [http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/astera/tripl/tripper.html Den virtuella floran (in Swedish)] ] . In "Gylfaginning ",Snorri Sturluson explains that the name Balder's brow comes from the plants' whiteness:References and footnotes
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