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Asteraceae

Daisy

Bellis perennis L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Bellis

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsSafe
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Daisy (Bellis perennis)
FlowerPhoto: Julian List, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (36)
Arabic
بكرت معمر, زهر الربيع, زهر اللؤلؤ
Asturian
Mirasol
Basque
Basabitxilorea
Belarusian
Маргарытка
Catalan
Belis perennis
Chinese
延命菊, 螺蛳, 雏菊, 雛菊, 马兰头花
Croatian
Krasuljak manji
Czech
Sedmikráska obecná, Chudobka
Danish
Tusindfryd
Dutch
Madeliefje, Madelief, Meizoentje
English
Daisy, Lawndaisy, Lawn-daisy, Margaritas
Esperanto
Beliso
Finnish
Nurmikaunokainen
French
Pâquerette, Pâqueret
German
Ausdauerndes Gänseblümchen, Gänseblümchen, Gänseblume, Maßliebchen, Mehrjähriges Gänseblümchen
gsw
Margritli
Hungarian
Vadszázszorszép
Igbo
Daisy, Lawn-daisy, Margaritas
Irish
Nóinín
Italian
Margherite, Pratolina
Japanese
ひなぎく, エンメイギク, コモンデージー, チョウメイギク, 延命菊, 長命菊, 雛菊
Korean
데이지 꽃 흑초, 데이지꽃 흑초
Macedonian
Париче, Маргаритка
Malay
Daisi
Malayalam
Daisy, ഡേയ്സി
nds
Blinkbloom, Brinkbloom, Dusendschökel, Dusendschöön, Fenne, Gausbloom, Goseblome, Göösbloom
Portuguese
Bela margarida, Bela-margarida, Margarida comum, Margarida inglesa, Margarida rasteira, Margarida vulgar, Margarida-comum, Margarida-inglesa
sco
Gowans
Scottish Gaelic
Neoinean
Serbian
Бела рада, Белка, Бијела рада, Петровац, Трачаница
shn
မွၵ်ႇမူဝ်လွႆ
Slovenian
Navadna marjetica
Spanish
Bella margarita, Chiribita, Chiriva, Chirivas, Consolida menor, Flor de Alejandria, Flor de Alejandría, Gramaza
Swedish
Pytter, Pyttor
Turkish
Koyun gözü
Western Frisian
Finneblom, Finneblomke, Fintsjeblom, Lamkeblom, Madelief, Teeblom, Túnblom, Túntsjeblom

Synonyms

  • Aster bellis E.H.L.Krause
  • Bellis alpina Hegetschw.
  • Bellis armena Boiss.
  • Bellis croatica Gand.
  • Bellis hortensis Mill.
  • Bellis hybrida Ten.
  • Bellis integrifolia DC.
  • Bellis margaritifolia Huter
  • Bellis minor Garsault
  • Bellis perennis f. discoidea D.C.McClint.
  • Bellis perennis f. perennis
  • Bellis perennis f. plena Sacc.
  • Bellis perennis f. pumila (Arv.-Touv. & Dupuy) Rouy
  • Bellis perennis f. rhodoglossa Sacc.
  • Bellis perennis f. tubulosa A.Kern.
  • Bellis perennis subsp. perennis
  • Bellis perennis var. caulescens Rochebr.
  • Bellis perennis var. fagetorum Lac.
  • Bellis perennis var. margaritifolia (Huter) Fiori
  • Bellis perennis var. microcephala Boiss.
  • Bellis perennis var. perennis
  • Bellis perennis var. pusilla N.Terracc.
  • Bellis perennis var. strobliana Bég.
  • Bellis perennis var. subcaulescens Martrin-Donos
  • Bellis perennis var. tubulosa F.J.Schultz
  • Bellis pumila Arv.-Touv. & Dupuy
  • Bellis scaposa Gilib.
  • Bellis validula Gand.
  • Erigeron perennis Sessé & Moc.

Flowers

In flower
February to June (from 29,856 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.