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SEASONAL IDENTIFICATION
OXEYE DAISY (Leucanthemum vulgare)
SPRING
SUMMER
LATE
SUMMER
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FALL
SPRING
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SUMMER
SUMMER
FALL
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WINTER
Oxeye daisy seedlings and perennial rosettes are
characterized by rounded or scalloped leaf lobes.
Flowering colonies of oxeye daisy are easily spotted in early
to midsummer.
After flower petals drop, the yellow seed head becomes
notable. Stems turn reddish as oxeye daisy prepares to go
dormant.
As oxeye daisy matures, the leaves become more elongated
and thinner. Rounded lobes develop into pointed lobes.
Oxeye daisy can be found growing near guardrails and
in other disturbed areas. The flowers are very similar to a
garden daisy with white petals and a yellow center.
Seed heads turn brown as stems wilt. Seeds are small and
oval shaped with vertical stripes. In fall oxeye daisy dies
aboveground but remains alive underground in root form.
