Oxeye Daisy Noxious Weed

Oxeye Daisy Noxious weed (Leucanthemum Vulgare or Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) belongs to the Asteraceae(sunflower) family. It has several names, common among them are field daisy, bull daisy, dog daisy, goldens, moon flower, white daisy, and Marguerite. Oxeye Daisy Noxious weed is a beautiful flower loved by some and hated by others. The flower was a plague on crop fields and pastures across Europe. The flower was referred to as “gools” by the Scots. Farmers who had the most gools in their field were extra-taxed. In recent times, the gools is a popular flower in our continent today.

Oxeye Daisy Noxious Weed Identification

Oxeye Daisy Noxious weed has similar features with a typical daisy. The flower heads (of about 1½ to 2 inch) are individually produced from June through August on their stems which are slender. The yellowish center top is encircled by white radiating petals of about 20 to 30 with slight notches on at their tips.
The horizontal stems produce flowering stalks of about 1 to 3 foot tall. The stalks are usually grooved while some are branched at their ends. There are smaller leaves near the end of the stem. The lower leaves (basal) are lanced shaped and with sharp tooth-like margins. The stems may have the same length as the blades.  The top leaves are well arranged, with narrow shapes clinching to the stem. Oxeye Daisy has long seeds of about 1/16inch long. The seeds are either black or brown colored with 8 to 10 whitish ridges on their sides.

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