Leucanthemum vulgare
Ox-eye Daisy at Campbell, ACT
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| Leucanthemum vulgare | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Nov 2019 | |
| Brachyscome diversifolia var. diversifolia | BettyDonWood | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Brachyscome diversifolia var. diversifolia | BettyDonWood | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | forest17178 | 15 Nov 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
18 Nov 2019
Potential to become a major weed - important that initial small outbreaks such as this are eradicated while that is still feasible
User's notes
One plant observed and pulled. No other rosettes noted but a thorough search not completed.
4 comments
16 Nov 2019
The lack of rhizome (root-like storage organ) and the ascending habit (initially growing close to the ground and then growing vertically) make this Brachyscome diversifolia rather than Leucanthemum vulgare. You are among many that have pulled up the native species by mistake.
The purplish tips to the bracts at the back of the flower head is a plus for IDing. Not all B. diversifolia flower heads have it.
The purplish tips to the bracts at the back of the flower head is a plus for IDing. Not all B. diversifolia flower heads have it.
16 Nov 2019
Hi, I am interested in this as after pulling a B. diversifolia is the past I looked closer and the bracts look distinctly like ox eye in some of the papers I have read on the ecology of the species, as well as online pics. Hope I’m wrong but have retained the specimen just in case!
16 Nov 2019
I thought I had confirmed it the first time round. The connection between my iPad and the CNM site is extremely slow.
With respect to the involucral bracts. I went on the descriptions of the two species in Vicflora. The description of the bracts of B. diversifolia in Vicflora is very detailed, including the length/width 6.5-10.5 mm x 1-4 mm. Its description of the bracts of L. vulgare only includes the shape (lanceolate) and the length - 3-8 mm. Not quite as clearcut a difference as I hoped.
With respect to the involucral bracts. I went on the descriptions of the two species in Vicflora. The description of the bracts of B. diversifolia in Vicflora is very detailed, including the length/width 6.5-10.5 mm x 1-4 mm. Its description of the bracts of L. vulgare only includes the shape (lanceolate) and the length - 3-8 mm. Not quite as clearcut a difference as I hoped.
18 Nov 2019
Steve Taylor has confirmed this as ox-eye daisy and specimen has been lodged in herbarium.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169219-35.289769
- Altitude 585.5m
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Nov 2019 03:21 PM Recorded on
- forest17178 Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Significant Plants Daisies forest17178 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Leucanthemum vulgare
Species information
- Leucanthemum vulgare Scientific name
- Ox-eye Daisy Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1468.38m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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