Leucanthemum vulgare
Appearance
(Reguidit frae White gowan)
Leucanthemum vulgare White gowan | |
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White Ox-ee daisy flouer | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Faimily: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Leucanthemum |
Species: | L. vulgare |
Binomial name | |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
Leucanthemum vulgare, the white gowan, (syn. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), is a widespread flouerin plant native tae Europe an the temperate regions o Asie an an introduced plant tae North Americae, Australie, an New Zealand. It is ane o a nummer o Asteraceae faimily plants tae be cried a "daisy", an haes the vernacular names: common daisy, dug daisy, muin daisy, an oxe-ee daisy.
Leucanthemum vulgare is a typical grassland perennial wildflouer, growin in a variety o plant commonties includin meadows an fields, unner scrub an open-canopy forests, an in disturbed auries.[1]
Leucanthemum is frae the Auncient Greek λευκός ("white") an ἄνθεμον ("flouer").
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Cirrus.image – Leucanthemum vulgare. Accessed 4.8.2011