Oxeye Daisy

Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
Synonyms: L. leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
Genus: Leucanthemum ...

Oxeye Daisy
Characteristics
A perenial found in dry grassy places often on coastal cliffs.

Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is the familiar roadside wildflower (or weed) that grows as a short-lived perennial in sunny places throughout most of the nation. Originally introduced from Europe, it has expanded its range throughout the country.

Oxeye Daisy
This is a tough plant that is easy to grow.This local native sunflower happily naturalizes in moist or dry conditions. Upright and clump forming with bright yellow flowers June through August. Tough and easy to grow.

Oxeye daisy is not native. It, along with many other common meadow flowers, was introduced from Europe.

Oxeye daisy is a host for several viral diseases affecting crops. [1]
[edit] Popular culture
The prose game "He loves me, he loves me not" (effeuiller la marguerite in French) is associated with this flower.

Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)
Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides)
Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens)
Redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)
Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens) ...

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Oxeye Daisy. Oxeye Daisy is an imported invasive weed from Eurasia. For more information go to Oxeye Daisy ecology and control..
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#766 Rudbeckia hirta
Common Names: black-eyed Susan, gloriosa daisy, yellow oxeye daisy
Family: Asteraceae/Compositae (aster/daisy Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (4 images) ...

dog daisy, field daisy, marguerite, marguerite daisy, mid-summer daisy, moon daisy, moon-penny, ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, poor-land flower, poverty weed, white daisy, white weed, yellow daisy
Family ...

Sea Oxeye Daisy [English]: Bocconia frutescens
Sea Pale Moon Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Sea Pale Moon'
Sea Palm [English]: Allagoptera arenaria
Sea Parsley [English]: Apium prostratum
Sea Pea [English]: Lathyrus japonicus japonicus ...

See also: Oxeye, Daisy, Green, May, Aster