Oxeye Daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
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- a perennial herb
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- grows to 24 inches
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- flowers up to 2 inches in diameter, white petals with a yellow disk centerreproduced by seed which can remain alive for years
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- leaves are finely divided into thread-like segments
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- not eaten by animals but displaces native daisies
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- can cause blistering of muzzles and skin rashes in live stock
- native daisies have smaller flowers with narrow petals (note photo below)
