Common name
English: Oxeye-daisy
German: Wiesen-Margerite
Mandarin: 滨菊 (bin ju)
Portuguese: Margarita-maior, Olho-de-boi
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Leucanthemum (1)
Epithet: vulgare Lam. (9)
Synonyms: Chrysanthemum ircutianum Böcher & Larsen, Chrysanthemum lanceolatum Pers., Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (DC.) E.Mayer, Chrysanthemum montanum (Willd.) Koch, Chrysanthemum praecox Horvatić, Chrysanthemum vulgare (Lam.) Gaterau, Leucanthemum atratum (Willd.) Rouy, Leucanthemum ceratophylloides (Dufour ex DC.) Nyman, Leucanthemum lanceolatum DC., Leucanthemum praecox (Harvatic) Harvatic, Leucanthemum vulgare Arcang., Pontia vulgaris (Lam.) Bubani
lanceolatum => lancet-like in form
montanum => growing in the mountains
praecox => early-ripening
vulgare => common, everyday
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, white
External links
Check for Leucanthemum vulgare at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1108] Leucanthemum vulgare - Plants For A Future
