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Bellis perennis (/ ˈ b ɛ l ə s p ə ˈ r ɛ n ə s /), [2] [3] the daisy, is a European species of the family Asteraceae, often considered the archetypal species of the name daisy. To distinguish this species from other plants known as daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as common daisy , lawn daisy or English daisy .
Bellis (/ ˈ b ɛ l ə s /) [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [5] [2]The group is native to Europe, the Mediterranean and northern Africa.One species has been introduced into North America and others into other parts of the world.
The flower head is solitary, paired, or in a group of three on the stem. The base of the head is layered with up to 60 or more rough-edged phyllaries. The Leucanthemum head has about 13 to 34 ray florets of various widths, occasionally more, and rarely none. The ray florets are always white but fade pink with age.
A floral diagram is a graphic representation of the structure of a flower. It shows the number of floral organs, their arrangement and fusion. Different parts of the flower are represented by their respective symbols. Floral diagrams are useful for flower identification or can help in understanding angiosperm evolution.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (formerly Aster novae-angliae) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family native to central and eastern North America. Commonly known as New England aster, [4] hairy Michaelmas-daisy, [5] or Michaelmas daisy, [6] it is a perennial, herbaceous plant usually between 30 and 120 centimeters (1 and 4 feet) tall and 60 to 90 cm (2 to 3 ft) wide.
This daisy flower usually grows in various habitats, including some anthropologically modified urban areas. Commonly the species can be found on different meadows, forest edges, near paths and roads, as well as in various other ruderal landscapes. [2] The Raunkiær system classifies it as a hemicryptophyte species. [5]
Gerbera (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr b ər ə / JUR-bər-ə or / ˈ ɡ ɜːr b ər ə / GUR-bər-ə) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.
Felicia amelloides, the blue daisy bush or blue felicia, is a hairy, soft, usually perennial, evergreen plant, in the family Asteraceae. It can be found along the southern coast of South Africa. It grows as ground cover and produces many very regular branches. It mostly grows to about 50 cm (1.6 ft) high, rarely to 1 m.