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Leucanthemum × superbum (J. W. Ingram) D. H. Kent

Common Name: SHASTA DAISY
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad P-Forb

Chrysanthemum ×superbum of Michigan Flora.

This is a well-known horticultural plant, presumed to be a hybrid between two European species; quite variable, with numerous cultivars. First collected outside of cultivation in Emmet Co., in 1948.

The heads are similar to those of the weedy ox-eye daisy, but they run larger and the leaves are merely toothed rather than lobed and well developed toward the middle of the stem (rather than toward the base).

R. W. Smith

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Counties
Emmet
Leelanau
Ottawa

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/394