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Asteraceae

Portuguese daisy

Leucanthemum lacustre (Brot.) Samp.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Leucanthemum

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Portuguese daisy: Flower of a Leucanthemum lacustre . Botanical Garden, Lisbon, Portugal.
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Portuguese daisy

Synonyms

  • Chrysanthemum lacustre Brot.

Characteristics

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

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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.