Leucanthemum vulgare

Species category

Flower

Common name

oxeye daisy

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.

Size

  • Length 1.5–3.5 mm 
  • Width 0.5–1 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–1 mm 

Color

Yellow ribs with black interspaces

Texture

Ribs and interspaces with short appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
hairs

Other structures

StylarStylar:
The end of the fruit or seed that contains the style or the apical end.
lobe protruding; strong longitudinal ribs.

Identification notes

Achene obovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
to rectangular and round in cross section. Large longitudinal ribs joining at the apexApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
and base. Ribs yellow with black interspaces. Short appressedAppressed:
Pressed close or lying flat against something.
hairs on all surfaces. Prominent stylarStylar:
The end of the fruit or seed that contains the style or the apical end.
knob. Scar basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
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Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming

AOSA examination list

Included

More information

For more information, see ISMA fact sheet.

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

Synonyms

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. var. boecheri B. Boivin 
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. var. pinnatifidum Lecoq & Lamotte 
Leucanthemum leucanthemum (L.) Rydb., nom. inval. 
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. var. pinnatifidum (Lecoq & Lamotte) Moldenke

Bottom row:  Leucanthemum vulgare .Top row:  .  Achenes with a prominent stylar knob.
Bottom row: Leucanthemum vulgare.Top row: .  Achenes with a prominent stylar knob.
 Leucanthemum vulgare.  Achenes with yellow ribs and black interspaces.
Leucanthemum vulgare. Achenes with yellow ribs and black interspaces.