{"id":263,"date":"2026-02-12T22:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/?post_type=resource-cpt&#038;p=263"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:53:38","slug":"scentless-chamomile","status":"publish","type":"resource-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/resource\/scentless-chamomile\/","title":{"rendered":"Scentless Chamomile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-pattern-longform-content is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-pattern-quick-facts has-gray-50-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noxious Weed Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scentless chamomile displays white, daisy-like flowers with a yellow center. It has fernlike, finely divided leaves that are odorless when crushed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The plant can produce up to 500 seeds per flower head and ~300,000 seeds per plant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pull and bag flower heads (don\u2019t leave them on the ground). Don\u2019t mow\/deadhead\u2014it leaves roots and can stimulate more flowers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Scentless chamomile is an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial forb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seedlings emerge in spring and can produce dense mat, outcompeting other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each flower head can produce 500 seeds and a single plant can produce 300,000 seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flowers are white in color, \u00be&#8221;, and are daisy-like flowers that are solitary on each stem. Flowers have yellow central disk surrounded by white petals. Leaves are alternate, fernlike, finely divided, and odorless when crushed. Stems can reach 6&#8243;-3&#8242; tall and have numerous branches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/02\/Scentless-Chamomile.jpg\" alt=\"Scentless Chamomile\" class=\"wp-image-582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/02\/Scentless-Chamomile.jpg 338w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2026\/02\/Scentless-Chamomile.jpg?resize=236,300 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pull, bag, and dispose of flowers. Seeds could mature and germinate if left on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mowing, chopping, and deadheading leaves roots behind, stimulates more flower production, and are not recommended methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/gilpin\/contact\/\">Contact Gilpin County Extension <\/a><\/strong>for herbicide recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-simple\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Forms dense stands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can cause blistering on wildlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long-lived seed bank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noxious Weed Quick Facts Scentless chamomile is an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial forb. Seedlings emerge in spring and can produce dense mat, outcompeting other species. 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