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Oxeye daisy. Igor Savinoxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

  • It has long, zigzag-edged leaves
     
  • White flowers with a yellow, moon-shaped centre
     
  • It looks like a very large daisy!

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Oxeye daisy. H. ZellWhere found

Grassland, hedgerows, meadows and roadsides.
 

When to look for

  • First flowers May-June

Fabulous oxeye daisy facts

  • In Wales during the Middle Ages, oxeye daisies were used to treat madness, smallpox and tumours

  • The oxeye daisy was also known as Marguerite after the French princess who adopted it as her official emblem

  • Early Christians dedicated the oxeye daisy to Mary Magdalen, when it became known as the Maudlin Daisy

  • Despite having a bitter taste, young leaves of the ox-eye daisy are eaten in salads in parts of Italy

     

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