Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare Lam ( Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), Naturalized Minnesota Wildflower plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, invasive

(Marguerite). A single white flower, 1 to 2 inches wide, with 15-30 rays, blooms at any one time while other buds are developing, on a 1 to 2 foot stem bearing several alternate coarsely toothed leaves. Lower leaves near the root are on long stalks, those on the stem are stalkless. Under each flower head is a ring of green sheathing bracts which support the head and deter insects from getting to the nectar. The rest of the plant contains an acrid juice which insects do not like and browsing animals avoid either in the field or in fodder. This is why some have called the plant the bane of the hay fields. It blooms all summer, but more prolifically in June. A common plant of meadows and fields and of many home gardens whether planted there purposely on not. It spreads not only by seed, but by creeping rhizomes and if you have ever had it in your lawn you know that by cutting it, it keeps coming back. The genus name Leucanthemum is from the Greek leukos, meaning "white," and anthemon, meaning "flower," and hence resembling the Ox's eye. The species name means "common". This plant in previous times was called “Marguerite”, the old French name for the flower. “Marguerite,” is from the petal pulling game "He loves me, he loves me not" ('effeuiller la marguerite' in the French)

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (Previous - Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)	Aster (Composite)	Upland	Early to Late Summer
Other names and notes	(Marguerite). A single white flower, 1 to 2 inches wide, with 15-30 rays, blooms at any one time while other buds are developing, on a 1 to 2 foot stem bearing several alternate coarsely toothed leaves. Lower leaves near the root are on long stalks, those on the stem are stalkless. Under each flower head is a ring of green sheathing bracts which support the head and deter insects from getting to the nectar. The rest of the plant contains an acrid juice which insects do not like and browsing animals avoid either in the field or in fodder. This is why some have called the plant the bane of the hay fields. It blooms all summer, but more prolifically in June. A common plant of meadows and fields and of many home gardens whether planted there purposely on not. It spreads not only by seed, but by creeping rhizomes and if you have ever had it in your lawn you know that by cutting it, it keeps coming back. The genus name Leucanthemum is from the Greek leukos, meaning "white," and anthemon, meaning "flower," and hence resembling the Ox's eye. The species name means "common". This plant in previous times was called “Marguerite”, the old French name for the flower. “Marguerite,” is from the petal pulling game "He loves me, he loves me not" ('effeuiller la marguerite' in the French)