Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Leucanthemum (Daisy)

Synonyms

Related species

Leucanthemum atratum agg. - Saw-Leaved Moon Daisy
Leucanthemum halleri (Vitman) Ducommun - Haller's Moon-Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare agg. - Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam. - Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum ircutianum DC. - Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum adustum (W. D. J. Koch) Gremli - Saw-Leaved Moon Daisy

Traits

20–50 cm tall, perennial, without latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres). capitula: mostly solitary, with tubular and ray-flowers; capitula-base: without receptacular bracts or bristles. involucral bracts: imbricate, the outer shorter than the inner, greeni...

You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Legend

	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Links

• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)