Scientific Name:	Leucanthemum vulgare
Pronunciation:	loo-KAN-thuh-mum vul-GAIR-ee
Common Name:	oxeye daisy
Family Name:	Asteraceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Stems fluted with reddish lines; leaves narrow with sparsely serrate margins; heads with white ray florets have slight lobes in the ends of the petals, disc florets bright yellow.
Course(s):	Level 2 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Irregular Texture: Mature Size: Height: 0.4 - 0.7m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Obovate Apices: Obtuse Bases: Decurrent Margins: Serrate Additional Info: spoon-shaped leaves to 10 cm long

Inflorescence Type: Head (capitulum) Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Corolla Shape: Ligulate Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): White Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (WDY) WeeDY location Location Map

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