| Common Name: | Oxeye daisy |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysanthemum |
| Species: | leucanthemum |
| Classification/Rank: | Very Invasive |
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| Habitat/Range: | • wide distribution in the region and very abundant in some areas. • some private pastures and crown range are experiencing serious forage losses. • large portions of the Cassiar area are still relatively free and it may be possible and beneficial to develop a containment program |
• perennial herb from a creeping rhizome that grows 0.2 to 0.8 m tall
• basal leaves alternate, egg-shaped to spoon-shaped, stalked, pinnately lobed or toothed; stem leaves reduced becoming unstalked and nearly entire upwards
• stems erect, solitary to several, sparingly branched, smooth, sage-like odour
• ray flowers white, disk flowers yellow
Bioagents are one tool in the fight against invasive plants, and they are intensly studied before release to ensure they won't switch to...
