Daisies

Annual Daisy Chios Chamomile Woolly Chamomile Chios Chamomile



Daisy Family - Asteraceae

Annual Daisy      Bellis annua

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and the Middle East. Widespread in open, grassy places.

Annual Daisy Annual Daisy Annual Daisy Annual Daisy
Habit
Flower
Flower
Flower
Annual Daisy Annual Daisy Annual Daisy
Phyllaries
Basal leaves
Stem leaves


Common Daisy      Bellis perennis

Ntive throughout Europe and eastward to Central Asia; also widely introduced elsewhere, especially in North America.

Common Daisy Common Daisy Common Daisy Common Daisy
Habit
Habit
Flowerhead
Flowerhead
Common Daisy Common Daisy
Phyllaries
Leaf


Southern Daisy      Bellis sylvestris

Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and southern Europe. Generally a larger, longer-leaved species than Common Daisy.

Southern Daisy Southern Daisy Southern Daisy Southern Daisy
Habit
Flower
Flower
Flower
Southern Daisy Southern Daisy Southern Daisy Southern Daisy
Phyllaries
Basal leaves
Stem leaves


Scented Mayweed      Matricaria chamomilla

Native throughout most of Eurasia and widely introduced elsewhere. A very common plant of cultivated and disturbed ground.

Scented Mayweed Scented Mayweed Scented Mayweed Scented Mayweed
Habit
Flowerhead
Flowerhead
Phyllaries
Scented Mayweed Scented Mayweed Scented Mayweed
Flowerhead hollow
Leaf
Seed


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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Habit
Habit
Flower
Phyllaries
Chios Chamomile Chios Chamomile
Leaf
Leaf


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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Habit
Flower
Phyllaries
Leaves