Leucanthemum vulgare

Ox-eye daisy

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Ox-eye daisy is a naturalized perennial found in coastal, northern California, Klamath Ranges, and Sierra Nevada foothill regions in disturbed areas, meadows, and seeps at elevations up to 2,600 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white ray flowers with yellow centers, forming large daisy-like blooms up to 20 centimeters in diameter. Growing with erect stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, occasionally reaching up to 1 meter, the plant has a robust and spreading growth habit. Its basal leaves are obovate to spoon-shaped, typically 12 to 35 millimeters long, with pinnately lobed edges or irregular teeth, while upper stem leaves become progressively more narrow and toothed. The fruit is small, about 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters long, with distinctive crown-like or ear-like tip projections.

Habitat: Common. Disturbed areas, meadows, seeps

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: < 2600 m

Bioregions: NCo, KR, NCoRO, CaR, n&ampc SNH, ScV, CCo, SnFrB, PR, MP

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.