Seasonal Wild Flowers

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Asteraceae

Moon Daisy

The main flowering season is from April to September,

but it can be found flowering all year in mild winters.

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Oxeye Daisy

It is mainly found on waste land and in grassy habitats,

e.g., roads, motorways, and railways, in meadows and

pastures, on cliffs and dune slacks, and waste and

brownfield sites.

Oxeye Daisy is a fast growing, woody, perennial herb

and the biggest native daisy, growing up to 75cml.

Flowers are large (3-6cm in diameter) with long white

ray-florets and yellow disc-florets.

The leaves are toothed with the upper ones clasping

the stem.

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Oxeye Daisy in grassland

En masse

White ray-florets, yellow disc-florets

Leaves