Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare
FamilyGenus: Leucanthemumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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Host relationships
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About this species
Leucanthemum vulgare is a native herbaceous plant in Great Britain, known for its white daisy flowers with yellow centres. It blooms from June to October in sunny, moderately moist conditions and tolerates neutral to slightly acidic soil.
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PollinationLarval hostFlower visit
Ecological significance
Leucanthemum vulgare is a native wild plant in Great Britain, with no evidence of invasive or detrimental ecological effects.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from June to October.
Safety note
The plant is recorded as safe around children.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Okt
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.365 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
This plant does best in full sun and moderately moist soil of average fertility. It tolerates neutral to weakly acidic conditions and is adapted to sites with low disturbance. The species is recorded as safe around children.
Scientific profile
Leucanthemum vulgare belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is an herbaceous, non-woody plant with broad leaves, reaching a height of about 37 cm. The species is native in Great Britain, where it inhabits sunny sites with fresh, moderately moist, neutral to slightly acidic soil. It flowers from June to October, producing the characteristic white ray florets surrounding a yellow disc.
Pollinators & visitors
177 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sphaerophoria scriptaLasioglossum pauxillumNomada fucataColletes daviesanusAndrena wilkellaAndrena flavipesBombus hypnorumMegachile pilidensBombus terrestrisBombus lapidariusBombus pratorumMegachile willughbiellaepeolus variegatusCoelioxys inermisHylaeus signatusColletes similisCeratina cyaneaHylaeus hyalinatusHalictus scabiosaeLasioglossum glabriusculumSphecodes ephippiusNomada sp2Eristalis arbustorumEristalis tenaxMelanostoma mellinumSyritta pipiensCheilosia laticornisSphecodes scabricornisOrthonevra nobilisBombus pascuorumEristalis rupiumLasioglossum morioMelanostoma scalarePieris rapaeScaeva pyrastriEristalis similisEupeodes corollaeEpisyrphus balteatusAndrena sp1Lasioglossum sp1Lasioglossum politumSphaerophoria taeniataManiola jurtinaEristalis interruptaMerodon aeneusEpistrophe grossulariaeEucera longicornisHeriades truncorumSphecodes monilicornisAndrena fulva
Other flower visitors
122 other species visit the flowers
Dinera carinifronsGymnosoma rotundatumLeucostoma tetrapteraPhasia aurulansCylindromyia interruptaHubneria affinisTenthredo arcuataTachina feraPhasia obesaZodion cinereumCetonia aurataPseudovadonia lividaMorellia simplexoedemera luridaRhagonycha fulvaSiphona paucisetaLeucostoma tetrapterumPhania funestaMerodon aureusPlebejusSphaerophoriaBithia spretaMegalodontesSphaerophoria philanthusMyospila meditabundaNemotelus nigrinusNyctia halterataOedemera nobilisOplodontha viridulaPegoplata aestivaMelanomya acerbaAsilidaeCalliphoridaeCoenonympha iphisDolichopodidaeEriothrix rufomaculatusLucilia caesarMuscidaePlebicula dorylasScathophagidaeTenthredoTephritidaeAsilinaeAnthomyiidaeGoniaHerina palustrisNemotelus pantherinaNeomyia cornicinaNeomyia viridescensOncocera semirubella
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_1913841283
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