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Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide

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Oxeye Daisy<br />

Leucanthemum vulgare, Asteraceae (Sunflower family)<br />

Category: Noxious<br />

Sarah Schumacher Sarah Schumacher<br />

Information: Introduced from Europe as an ornamental. Often found<br />

growing as an ornamental.<br />

Life cycle: Short-lived perennial.<br />

Root: Shallow, branched rhizomes.<br />

Leaves: Variable. Basal and lower stem leaves have long narrow stalks<br />

and have rounded teeth, upper stem leaves are smaller toward apex, have<br />

no stalk, and are toothed.<br />

Stems: 20-80cm tall, simple or once branched, smooth.<br />

Flower: One, 2 - 5cm diameter flower head per stem with white outer petals<br />

(ray florets) and a yellow center (disk florets). Unpleasant odour.<br />

Seed/Fruit: Small, black with ribs..<br />

Control: Chemical, deadhead, replace with Shasta Daisy (ornamental).<br />

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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-OxeyeDaisy.pdf<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County

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