Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare
FamilyGenus: Leucanthemumheimisch in Deutschland
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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)
Bloom time
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.
Bestäuber & Besucher
147 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Cheilosia vernalisAncistrocerus parietinusAndrena scoticaAndrena cinerariaAndrena haemorrhoaAphantopus hyperantusBombus hypnorumBombus lapidariusBombus terrestrisBombus pratorumCheilosia paganaChrysotoxum bicinctumColletes similisEristalis arbustorumEristalinus sepulchralisEristalis pertinaxEupeodes lunigerEupeodes corollaeHalictus tumulorumHelophilus hybridusLasioglossum pauxillumHylaeus dilatatusLasioglossum leucopusLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum albipesManiola jurtinaMegachile lignisecaMegachile centuncularisMelanargia galatheaMerodon equestrisNeoascia podagricaSphaerophoria scriptaSyritta pipiensThymelicus lineolaThymelicus sylvestrisVanessa carduiZygaena filipendulaeZygaena loniceraeVolucella bombylansVolucella pellucensBombus pascuorumBombus hortorumAndrena chrysoscelesAndrena wilkellaAndrena nitidaHelophilus trivittatusLasiommata megeraLycaena phlaeasBombus vestalisHylaeus annularis
Other flower visitors
129 other species visit the flowers
Actia lamiaAnthomyia confusaneaAricia agestisBithia spretaCantharis flavilabrisChaetorellia jaceaeBotanophila fugaxChaetostomella cylindricaCoccinella septempunctataDeraeocoris flavilineaDinera grisescensClosterotomus norwegicusDolichopus festivusDelia platuraEmpis albinervisEpicampocera succinctaEriothrix rufomaculataEurygaster testudinariaFannia armataFannia subsimilisGrypocoris stysiExorista rusticaFannia similisGraphomya maculataHerina lugubrisMalachius bipustulatusMacrophya montanaMeigenia mutabilisMiltogramma punctataMelinda viridicyaneaNemotelus nigrinusMyospila meditabundaNyctia halterataPhania funestaPegoplata aestivaOplodontha viridulaPhasia obesaPollenia rudisPollenia angustigenaPollenia pediculataRhinophora lepidaRutpela maculataSarcophaga dissimilisSarcophaga pumilaSarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga subvicinaSarcophaga crassimargoSolieria pacificaTenthredopsis nassataTerellia colon
Sources & data origin
•TRY v6.0 / BiolFlor flowering phenology (Request 47350) — CC BY 4.0TRY request 47350 (Public, Data Released, TRY v6.0; 2026-02-15). Cite TRY: Kattge et al. (2020), doi:10.1111/gcb.14904; original source: Trefflich, A., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I. (2002). Blühphänologie. BIOLFLOR, Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 38:127–131.
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
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•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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