Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Species range naturally from Europe through the Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Siberia to the Russian Far East.

Ecology

Leucanthemum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the bucculatricid leaf-miners Bucculatrix argentisignella, B. leucanthemella, and B. nigricomella, which feed exclusively on Leucanthemum vulgare.

Species

51 species are accepted, along with several interspecies hybrids. – max chrysanthemum

  • Leucanthemum meridionale <small>Legrand</small>
  • Leucanthemum monspeliense <small>(L.) H.J.Coste</small>
  • Leucanthemum montserratianum <small>Vogt</small>
  • Leucanthemum pachyphyllum
  • Leucanthemum pallens <small>DC.</small>
  • Leucanthemum × pawlowskii
  • Leucanthemum platylepis <small>Borbás</small>
  • Leucanthemum pluriflorum
  • Leucanthemum × porthosii
  • Leucanthemum pseudosylvaticum
  • Leucanthemum pyrenaicum
  • Leucanthemum rohlenae <small>(Horvatić) Vogt & Greuter</small>
  • Leucanthemum rotundifolium <small>DC.</small>
  • Leucanthemum subglaucum <small>De Laramb.</small>
  • Leucanthemum × superbum <small>(Bergmans ex J.W.Ingram) D.H.Kent</small> – Shasta daisy (artificial hybrid)
  • Leucanthemum sylvaticum <small>(Brot.) Nyman</small>
  • Leucanthemum tridactylites <small>(A.Kern. & Huter) Bazzich.</small>
  • Leucanthemum valentinum
  • Leucanthemum virgatum <small>(Desr.) Clos</small>
  • Leucanthemum visianii <small>(Gjurašin) Vogt & Greuter</small>
  • Leucanthemum vulgare <small>(Vaill.) Lam.</small> – ox-eye daisy

Artificial hybrids

  • Leucanthemum × superbum (L. lacustre × L. maximum × L. vulgare) &ndash; Shasta daisy

Formerly placed here

  • Mauranthemum paludosum (as Leucanthemum paludosum <small>(Poir.) Bonnet & Barratte</small>)

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Leucanthemum graminifolium 1.JPG|Leucanthemum graminifolium

Leucanthemum August 2012-1.jpg|Leucanthemum lacustre

Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum - geograph.org.uk - 1419764.jpg|Leucanthemum × superbum

Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy' 01.jpg|Leucanthemum maximum 'Crazy Daisy'

File:A leucanthemum flower.jpg

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References

  • GRIN Species Records of Leucanthemum