Fauna
Plant

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Also known as Dog Daisy, Marguerite, Moon Daisy, Field Daisy

Oxeye daisy paints sunny meadows, pastures, and disturbed roadsides with classic white-and-yellow blooms from late spring through summer. Each flower head consists of a central yellow disk surrounded by up to thirty white ray florets that attract a diverse array of pollinators. Propagating readily by creeping rhizomes and thousands of wind-blown seeds, this hardy perennial forms dense colonies across temperate grasslands.

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Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Co-attribution must be given to the Chanticleer Garden. / CC BY-SA 3.0 · cc-by-sa
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Key facts
Diet & preySunlight, Soil Nutrients, Water
Predators
  • Deer
  • Caterpillars
  • Grasshoppers
ThreatsInvasive species management programs
HabitatsMeadows, Pastures, Roadsides, Grasslands
Life spanPerennial (3–5 years per rootstock)
Classification
  1. OrderAsterales
  2. FamilyAsteraceae
  3. GenusLeucanthemum
  4. SpeciesLeucanthemum vulgare
Range & activity
Range data is not available yet.
Safe observation
Interaction riskLow
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  2. Moderate
  3. High
  4. Very high
Why interaction risk is low
Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
  • Identification: Look for hairless stems with coarsely toothed, spoon-shaped lower leaves.
  • Pollinator Watching: Visit on warm sunny afternoons to spot foraging beetles and hoverflies.
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