Ox-eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

(formerly Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲▼ basal leaves

▲ plants with flowering stems elongating, buds formed

▲ flowers

Oxeye Daisy or Field Daisy:

·         perennial weed with fibrous and sometimes creeping rootstock that produces white daisy-like flowers

·         native to Europe; produces rosette of lobed, elongated leaves, then 1-2' tall flower stalks topped by white daisy-like flower 1" to 1.5" across, with yellow center

·         spreads by seed and creeping roots

·         found in infertile pastures, roadsides

Control: mowing, cutting, tilling; posteemergent control with herbicides applied in early summer or fall