Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
(Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
GenusLeucanthemum (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite) :
1: Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
22 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers in wildflower lawnImage 2: Flowers in wildflower lawn (2)Image 3: Flowers in wildflower lawn (3)Image 4: Flowers in wildflower lawn (4)Image 5: Flowers in wildflower lawn (5)Image 6: Flowers in wildflower lawn (6)Image 7: Flowers in wildflower lawn (7)
2: Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
11 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-upImage 2: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-up (2)Image 3: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-up (3)Image 4: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-up (4)Image 5: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-up (5)Image 6: Massed Oxeye Daisy - close-up (6)Image 7: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawnImage 8: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (2)Image 9: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (3)Image 10: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (4)Image 11: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (5)Image 12: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (6)Image 13: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (7)Image 14: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (8)Image 15: Massed Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (9)Image 16: Oxeye Daisy - close-upImage 17: Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawnImage 18: Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (2)Image 19: Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (3)Image 20: Oxeye Daisy in wildflower lawn (4)
3: Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Capitula with tubular ray florets
Image 1: PlantsImage 2: Capitulum - oblique view - enlargedImage 3: Capitulum - top view - enlarged
4: Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy, Moon-daisy, Marguerite)

A useful plant for the wildlife lawn, flowering May/June. If well established it will provide a sea of flowers which stay open all night and look wonderful by moonlight!

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