White Daisies
Daisy Family - Asteraceae
See also Daisy-like plants with yellow flowers.
Annual Daisy Bellis annuaNative throughout the Mediterranean Region and the Middle East. Widespread in open, grassy places.
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Common Daisy Bellis perennis
Ntive throughout Europe and eastward to Central Asia; also widely introduced elsewhere, especially in North America.
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Southern Daisy Bellis sylvestris
Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and southern Europe. Generally a larger, longer-leaved species than Common Daisy.
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Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Native throughout most of Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere. A very common plant of cultivated and disturbed ground.
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Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis
Native throughout Europe, the Mediterranean Region and into western Asia. Leaves usually with rather dense, whitish hairs, giving them a grey-green look. Flowerheads solid inside at the base with the central disk not elongating at maturity. Flowerhead scales present in the yellow flower disk, a little broader than those of Stinking Chamomile. Phyllaries green in the centre with whitish margins and dense, white hairs. Seeds with nine to 10, smooth ribs and without resin glands. Foliage pleasantly scented.
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Woolly Chamomile Anthemis tomentosa
Native in the Mediterranean Basin, becoming most common in the Aegean region. Typically a plant of sandy or stony coastlines.
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Stinking Chamomile Anthemis cotula
Native throughout Europe, the Mediterranean Region and into western Asia. Leaves green with segments that are a little broader than those of the mayweeds. Flowerheads solid inside at the base with the central disk not elongating at maturity. Flowerhead scales present towards the centre of the flower disk, narrow. Phyllaries green in the centre with whitish margins and with white hairs. Seeds with eight to 11, bumpy ribs and without resin glands. Foliage unpleasantly scented.
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Chios Chamomile Anthemis chia
Native in the Mediterranean Region from Italy eastward. Widespread and often abundant in grassy places and roadsides.
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Common Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
native to the Balkan Peninsula, eastwards through the Middle East to Pakistan, but widely cultivated elsewhere. Leaves typically pale, yellowish-green in colour. Plants bushy with flowerheads 1.5-2.5cm across and clustered on branched stems. Foliage strongly aromatic. Flowers of cultivated forms are often double.
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