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5 unusual facts about ''Leucanthemum vulgare


Chrysops caecutiens

Adult males and females feed also on nectar and pollen of flowers (mainly Leucanthemum vulgare).

He loves me... he loves me not

A person playing the game alternately speaks the phrases "He (or she) loves me," and "He loves me not," while picking one petal off a flower (usually an oxeye daisy) for each phrase.

L. vulgare

Leucanthemum vulgare, the oxeye daisy, a widespread flowering plant species

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

She was named after the marguerite, the flower worn during the war as a symbol of the resistance to Nazi Germany.

Tephritis neesii

Tephritis neesii lives on plants in the family Asteraceae, particularly Leucanthemum vulgare.


Arrandene Open Space and Featherstone Hill

It contains numerous uncommon plant species characteristic of unimproved grassland, such as greater bird's-foot trefoil, common knapweed and ox-eye daisy.

Carex oronensis

Associated plants include several species of Carex, such as C. scoparia, C. tenera, and C. tincta, plus Rumex acetosella, Leucanthemum vulgare, Ranunculus acris, Anaphalis margaritacea, Achillea millefolium, Phleum pratense, Vicia cracca, Juncus spp.


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