Leucanthemum vulgare

Lamarck

Fl. Franç. 2: 137. 1779.

Common names: Ox-eye daisy marguerite blanche
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 888. 1753
Synonyms: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum Lecoq & Lamotte
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 558.

Perennials, 10–30(–100+) cm. Stems simple or distally branched. Basal leaves: petioles 10–30(–120) mm, expanding into obovate to spatulate blades 12–35(–50+) × 8–20(–30) mm, margins usually pinnately lobed (lobes 3–7+) and/or irregularly toothed. Cauline leaves petiolate or sessile; blades oblanceolate or spatulate to lanceolate or linear, 30–80+ × 2–15+ mm, margins of mid-stem leaves usually irregularly toothed proximally and distally. Involucres 12–20+ mm diam. Phyllaries (the larger) 2–3 mm wide. Ray florets usually 13–34+, rarely 0; laminae 12–20(–35+) mm. Ray cypselae 1.5–2.5 mm, apices usually coronate or auriculate. 2n = 18, 36, 54, 72, 90.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Disturbed places, meadows, seeps, clearings
Elevation: 0–2000 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Alta., B.C., Ont., Que., Sask., Alaska, Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Fla., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Mass., Mich., Mo., Mont., Nev., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Oreg., Pa., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Europe, widely adventive.

Discussion

Some botanists (e.g., W. J. Cody 1996) have treated Leucanthemum ircutianum de Candolle, with blades of mid and distal cauline leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate and not ± pinnate at bases, as distinct from L. vulgare.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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John L. Strother +
Lamarck +
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum +
Ox-eye daisy +  and marguerite blanche +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Fla. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Utah +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Europe +  and widely adventive. +
0–2000 m +
Disturbed places, meadows, seeps, clearings +
Flowering spring–fall. +
Fl. Franç. +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum +
Leucanthemum vulgare +
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