Bellis perennis

Bellis perennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Bellis
Species:	B. perennis
Binomial name
Bellis perennis L.
Synonyms[1]
Aster bellis E.H.L.Krause Bellis alpina Hegetschw. B. armena Boiss. B. croatica Gand. B. hortensis Mill. B. hybrida Ten. B. integrifolia DC. 1786 not Michx. 1803 B. margaritifolia Huter B. minor Garsault (nom inval.) B. perennis var. caulescens Rochebr. B. p. f. discoidea D.C.McClint. B. p. var. fagetorum Lacaita B. p. var. hybrida (Ten.) Fiori B. p. subsp. hybrida (Ten.) Nyman B. p. var. margaritifolia (Huter) Fiori B. p. var. microcephala Boiss. B. p. f. plena Sacc. B. p. f. pumila (Arv.-Touv. & Dupuy) Rouy B. p. var. pusilla N.Terracc. B. p. f. rhodoglossa Sacc. B. p. var. strobliana Bég. B. p. var. subcaulescens Martrin-Donos B. p. var. tubulosa F.J.Schultz B. p. f. tubulosa A.Kern. B. pumila Arv.-Touv. & Dupuy B. pusilla (N.Terracc.) Pignatti B. scaposa Gilib. (nom inval.) B. validula Gand. Erigeron perennis (L.) Sessé & Moc.

Bellis perennis is a very common European species of daisy, of the Asteraceae family, often considered the model type for the name "daisy".

Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies, it is sometimes qualified as "white daisy", "common daisy", "lawn daisy" or "English daisy". The plant resembles Leucanthemum vulgare, a similar plant in the same family. Bellis perennis is native to western, central and northern Europe, but widely naturalised in most temperate regions including the Americas,^[2][3] and Australasia.

1. ↑ The source The Plant List used was the International Compositae Alliance. "Bellis perennis L." The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
2. ↑ "Bellis perennis Linnaeus". Flora of North America. @eFloras.org. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
3. ↑ "Bellis perennis L. - Lawndaisy". Natural Resources Conservation Service. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 November 2013.