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Leucanthemum vulgare, the ox-eye daisy or oxeye daisy, (syn.

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), is a widespread flowering plant native to Europeand the temperate regions of Asia and an introduced plant to North America, Australia, and New Zealand. It is one of a number of Asteraceae family plants to be called a "daisy", and has the vernacular names: common daisy, dog daisy, moon daisy, and oxe-eye daisy. Leucanthemum vulgare is a typical grassland perennial wildflower, growing in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields, under scruband open-canopy forests, and in disturbed areas

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Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye daisy

White Ox-eye daisy flower

Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Plantae

(unranked):

Angiosperms

(unranked):

Eudicots

(unranked):

Asterids

Order:

Asterales

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Leucanthemum

Species:

L. vulgare

Binomial name

Leucanthemum vulgare
Lam.
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Leucanthemum vulgare, the ox-eye daisy or oxeye daisy, (syn. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe

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