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Leucanthemum vulgare.
Synonym:
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum.
(Ox-eye Daisy) Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane, subalpine. Roadsides, openings.
Summer. These non-native Daisies were often planted in mining communities and have escaped into the wild where they intrude on many native species. Leaves are narrow, several inches long, and shallowly lobed. Flowers are long-lived, large, and attractive, so much so that they are often included in so-called "wildflower" seed packs -- thus spreading this invader even more. Look for them in disturbed areas -- and pull them out. Linnaeus named the Chrysanthemum genus and he named this species in 1753. The species was moved to the Leucanthemum genus in 1779 by Jean Baptiste de Lamarck. "Leucanthemum" is Greek for "white flower" and "vulgare" is Latin for "common". |
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Leucanthemum vulgare. Synonym: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. (Ox-eye
Daisy). Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane, subalpine. Roadsides, openings.
Summer. |
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Leucanthemum vulgare. Synonym: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. (Ox-eye
Daisy). Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane, subalpine. Roadsides, openings.
Summer. |
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Leucanthemum vulgare.
Synonym:
Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum.
(Ox-eye
Daisy). Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) Foothills, montane, subalpine. Roadsides, openings.
Summer. Basal leaves are numerous in a tight mass; stem leaves are scarce. |
Range map © John Kartesz,
County Color Key
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Range map for Leucanthemum vulgare |
Species present in state and native
Species present in state and exotic
Species not present in state
Species present and not rare
Species present and rare
Species extirpated (historic)
Species extinct
Species noxious
Species exotic and present
Eradicated
Questionable presence