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Leucanthemum vulgare
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam., Fl. Franc. 2. 137. 1779; B.D. Sharma in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 55.1995.
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L., Sp. Pl. 888. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
The Oxeye Daisy, Shasta Daisy
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Description:
Erect herbs. Leaves alternate, ca. 8 x 2 cm, oblanceolate, obtuse at apex, coarsely serrate. Heads solitary to 8 cm wide, radiate. Phyllaries 2-3-seriate, margins with black shade. Outer ray florets white, inner florets yellow. Achenes obconic, 10-ribbed; pappus 0.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-March
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Europe and the temperate regions of Asia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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