Ontario
Weeds: English Daisy
Table of Contents
- Name
- Other Names
- Family
- General Description
- Stems and Roots
- Flowers and Fruit
- Habitat
- Similar Species
- Related Links
Name: English daisy, Bellis perennis
L.,
Other Names: pâquerette vivace,
Daisy, White daisy, pâquerette, petite marguerite
Family: Composite or Aster Family (Compositae)
General Description: Perennial, reproducing
only by seed.
Photos and Pictures
English daisy
Stems & Roots: Leaves all in a
basal rosette, arranged horizontally or nearly upright, short to long-stalked,
elliptic to ovate, tapering to the stalk, shallowly but irregularly
toothed with rounded or small sharp teeth.
Flowers & Fruit: Flower heads on
slender leafless stalks raised 5-15cm (2-6in.) above the leafy base,
showy, 2-4cm (4/5-1½in.) across, ray florets numerous and white
to purplish; disk florets numerous, densely packed, yellow. Flowers
from June to August.
Habitat: English daisy occurs in scattered
localities throughout southern Ontario where it may become a dense
weed in lawns, roadsides and waste places.
Similar Species: It is distinguished by
not having a leafy stem but only a rosette of basal leaves and a short,
thin, leafless stalk supporting a bright showy flower head with white
to purplish ray florets and a yellow centre.
Related Links
... on general Weed
topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control
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