Leucanthemum vulgare

by H. Zell

Common Name(s)

oxeye daisy, field daisy, lilita (Spanish, El Salvador) , margarita (Spanish, Costa Rica), marguerite (English, United States) , moon-daisy (English, El Salvador) , ox-eye daisy (English, El Salvador) , poorland-flower, white daisy, yellow daisy, white-weed, dog daisy, margriet , white daisy, whiteweed, yellow daisy, poverty weed, mid-summer daisy, moon-penny, bull daisy, button daisy

Synonym(s)

Chrysanthemum vulgare, Chamaemelum leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum lacustre , Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum, Leucanthemum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum maximum, Matricaria leucanthemum, Pyrethrum leucanthemum, Tanacetum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum vulgare var. pinnatifidum

Is this plant a cultivar? No

Life History: Perennial

Growth Form: forb

Native Range

Asia-Temperate Caucasus: Armenia Europe East Europe: Belarus; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Russian Federation-European part - European part; Ukraine Middle Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Germany; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia; Switzerland Northern Europe: Ireland; United Kingdom Southeastern Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Greece; Italy; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal

Plant Description

Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) is a perennial forb/herb (family Asteraceae). It is commonly sold at nurseries. Oxeye daisy is found in both the North Coast Range and northern Sierra Nevada from sea level bluffs and canyons to alpine mountain meadows at 7,000 feet (2200 m), and from central California to Oregon.

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by H. Zell
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by Walter Siegmund
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