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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Asteraceae
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
common daisy, field daisy, marguerite, ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum: from Greek leukos, "white," and anthemon, "flower," C. leucanthemum is the Old World ox-eye daisy
vulgare: Latin for "common"
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb usually with unbranched stems |
| Flower: | head 1"-2 1/3" wide with 15-35 white ray flowers, yellow disk 1/3"-3/4" wide; inflorescence of one head at the ends of the branches; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | cylindrical, dry seed with 10 ribs and no fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | alternate, lower leaves up to 5" long, lobed or toothed, stalked; upper fewer, smaller and becoming stalkless |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, fields, pastures |
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