Seasonal Wild Flowers

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Asteraceae

Moon Daisy

The main flowering season is from April to September, but

some 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 disk-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 disk-florets

Leaves