Flora of North America species comparison

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Cota tinctoria

golden marguerite, golden-chamomile, yellow chamomile
Leaves

1–3(–5) cm, ultimate lobes narrowly oblong to spatulate or linear, ultimate margins entire or serrate (teeth apiculate).
Ray laminae

yellow, 6–12+ mm.
Disc corollas

3.5–4 mm.
Phyllaries

abaxial faces sericeous to arachnose, margins often ciliolate.
Cypselae

1.8–2.2 mm;

pappi usually 2–2.5 mm.
Paleae

4–5 mm (including spinose tips).
2n

= 18.

Cota tinctoria
Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat Disturbed sites, fields, roadsides
Elevation 10–600+ m (0–2000+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; AR; CA; CT; IA; ID; IL; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; ND; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SD; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; ON; QC; SK; Europe; Asia [Introduced in North America]
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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 547.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Anthemideae > Cota
Synonyms Anthemis tinctoria
Name authority (Linnaeus) J. Gay ex Gussone: Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 867. (1845)
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