| oxeye daisy | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LEVU U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs |
| Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae |
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| Synonym(s): ox-eye daisy | |
| Native Range: Europe and Asia (BAIL); | |
Oxeye daisy is a perennial that can reach from 1-3 ft. (0.3-1 m) in height. A single plant can produce from 1-40 flowering stems. Leaves are 1-4 in. (2.5-10 cm) long, toothed (or lobed) and decrease in size closer to the apex of the stem. Basal leaves are spoon-shaped and petiolate. Flowering occurs all summer, when daisy-like flower heads develop. Each flower head can produce up to 200 flat seeds that are 0.08 in. (2 mm) long. Oxeye daisy is native to Europe and was introduced into the United States as an ornamental in the 1800s. The plants have been shown to carry several crop diseases. Oxeye daisy can thrive in a wide variety of soil types and can grow in sun to partial shade. |
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Seedling(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Montana Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness and Education Program Archive, Montana State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Michael Shephard, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Roots Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); involucral bracts Tom Heutte, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Michael Shephard, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in flower Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in flower Mary Ellen (Mel) Harte, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Daisylike flower, Leucanthemum vulgare Keith Weller, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Infestation; Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Diagram or Graphic; Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 518. USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
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Echinacea purpurea (eastern purple coneflower) Erigeron pulchellus (robin's plantain) Heracleum maximum (common cowparsnip) Melampodium cinereum (hoary blackfoot) Melampodium leucanthum (plains blackfoot) Parthenium integrifolium (wild quinine) Pycnanthemum muticum (clustered mountainmint) Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrowleaf mountainmint) Pycnanthemum torrei (Torrey's mountainmint) Pycnanthemum virginianum (Virginia mountainmint) |  More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |
