Author | L. | |
Distribution | So far as is known, in the Mountains and Piedmont, with a large gap between Mountain records and those few in the Piedmont. First collected in 1932 on the campus of the NC Women's College in Greensboro, Guilford County; collected there again in 1948.
Native of Europe; in N.A. southeastern Canada south to NC, AL, MN; also northwestern states and B.C. | |
Abundance | Rare. When mowed, however, it is easily overlooked. | |
Habitat | Lawn weed (hotel, courthouse, etc.), campus weed, downtown park. | |
Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-June. | |
Identification | English Daisy can potentially grow to 8 inches tall, but usually gets mowed, so that plants often are no more than 4 inches high. There are a number of oblanceolate to obovate basal leaves, from which a single naked stem arises, topped by a single head of yellow disc florets and white rays. The heads look quite similar to members of Erigeron or to Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). | |
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Other Common Name(s) | Lawn-daisy, Common Daisy | |
State Rank | SE | |
Global Rank | GNR | |
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US Status | | |
USACE-agcp | | |
USACE-emp | | |