Oxeye daisy
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. March 2011.
Scientific name: Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.; old Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.
Common name(s): oxeye daisy, ox-eye daisy, field daisy, marguerite, moon daisy
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany
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- in flower, early June
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- leaves and stem
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- mid-July
Description:
– perennial
-leaves are:
- simple
- alternate
- lobed
-can grow up to 2 feet
– flowers June through August
Habitat:
-disturbed land
-meadows and fields
-river shores
-full to partial sun
Natural History:
-native to Europe and Asia
-introduced to the U.S. for garden and ornamental uses
-the leaves can be eaten raw or cooked
-the young spring shoots and root can be eaten raw
Source(s):
Hansen, R.W., S.B. Hansen and E.A. Osgood. 1991. Reproductive phenologies of selected flowering plants in eastern Maine forests. ME Agric. Exp. Station Tech. Bull. 143. 17 pp.
Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. Ecology. 57(5):890-899.
Go Botany. “Leucanthemum Vulgare Lam.” Leucanthemum Vulgare (Ox-Eye Daisy): Go Botany, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/leucanthemum/vulgare/.
Plants For a Future. “Leucanthemum Vulgare – Lam.” Leucanthemum Vulgare Ox-Eye Daisy, Marguerite PFAF Plant Database, 2021, pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Leucanthemum+vulgare.