Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Leucanthemum vulgare
White daisy, Ox-eye daisy
Taxonomy

Synonyms: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum

Subspecific taxa:

Classification:

Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:

Origin: Europe

Species Description

General: Dicot-herb, perennial

Roots: adventitious, fibrous, rhizomes

Shoots: alternate leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire, crenate, lobed (pinnately), parted (pinnately) leaf margin; Pinnate leaf venation; awl-shaped, linear leaf shape

Inflorescence: head

Flowers: perfect, unisexual, monoecious; 5 merous; incomplete, regular, irregular; white; epigynous ovary position

Fruit: achene

Physiology: autotrophic

Reproduction: sexual, vegetative

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Found in meadows, roadsides, waste ground, and along railroads.

ILPIN Notes: Disk florets perfect, ray florets pistillate, both fertile. Large heads. The young leaves can be used as an ingredient in salads (Steyermark, 1963). Handling of this plant may cause a dermatitis in susceptible individuals (Hardin and Arena, 1974). This weed is not a problem species in cultivated fields (Agricultural Experiment Station, 1981). Commonly escaping from cultivation. Hardin, J. W., and J. M. Arena. 1974. Human poisoning from native and cultivated plants. 2nd edition. Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina. 194 pp. Muenscher, W. C. 1939. Poisonous plants of the United States. The MacMillan Company. New York. 266 pp.

Functional Relationships:

  • Pollinators: insect
  • Dispersal:
  • Mycorrhizae: endomycorrhizal
  • N2 fixation:

Human Relationships:

  • Edibility [?] :
  • Showy Flowers: high

Wildlife and Livestock Information:

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Coefficient of Conservatism (C-value) [?] :

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