Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy)

Leucanthemum vulgare

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

Leucanthemum leucanthemum (L.) Rydb. nom. inval.

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. var. boecheri B. Boivin

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. var. pinnatifidum Lecoq & Lamotte

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. var. pinnatifidum (Lecoq & Lamotte) Moldenke

Leucanthemum leucanthemum (L.) Rydb.

Oxeye Daisy, Ox-eye Daisy

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Asterales	Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
Family	Asteraceae	The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
Genus	Leucanthemum	From the Greek leukos, “white,” and anthemon, “flower,” C. leucanthemum is the Old World ox-eye daisy now renamed Leucanthemum vulgare
Species	vulgare	Latin for “common”

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The oxeye daisy is widespread throughout North America, but not a native—it comes from Europe and Asia.

Identification: These daisies are 12-36" (30-91 cm) high, with heavily lobed dark green leaves. Lower leaves are up to 6" (15 cm) long, narrow, vaguely oval, with irregular lobes. Upper leaves are small and narrow, attached directly to the stem. Like other members of the aster family, daisies are composite flowers, with a yellow central disc composed of disc flowers surrounded by about 20 white “petals,” actually ray flowers. Typically there is a single flowers per stem, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) around. The central disc is ¼-½" (6.3-12 mm) around, and depressed in the middle. They are common in fields and along roadsides. In some places they are planted intentionally; in others, borderline invasive.

Online References:

Leucanthemum vulgare at Illinois Wildflowers

Leucanthemum vulgare on Wikipedia

Leucanthemum vulgare at the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Leucanthemum vulgare on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants

Leucanthemum vulgare at the University of Wisconsin's Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium

Leucanthemum vulgare on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network

6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 4½ × 3" (11 × 7.9 cm)

6/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 4 × 2½" (10 × 7 cm)

Leucanthemum vulgare description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 2 Jan 2019.

6/8/2014 · Flat Rock Conservation Area, Skytop Lane, Dunstable, MA
≈ 9 × 8" (22 × 21 cm)

6/21/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton, MA
≈ 14 × 9" (35 × 23 cm)

6/2/2016 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, MA

6/8/2014 · Flat Rock Conservation Area, Skytop Lane, Dunstable, MA
≈ 11 × 7" (28 × 18 cm)

6/2/2016 · Townsend Wildlife Management Area, Townsend, MA

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