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Common Name: English daisy
Scientific Name:
Bellis perennis L.
Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes that form a dense mat

stems – reproductive (scapes), green, solitary and unbranched, leafless growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3

leaves – basal rosette; elliptic to oval or round, toothed to sometimes entire, leaf base narrow to winged petiole – spoon shaped leaves 1 belpe0554, leaves 2 belpe0567 leaves 1, leaves 2

flowers - heads of white ray (ligulate) and golden-yellow disk (tubulate) florets; solitary of leafless scapes flowers 1

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