Weed of the Month
Learn about noxious weeds and steps you can take to manage or eradicate. Each month we will bring you a new profile and helpful resources.
July Weed Profile
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye daisy is a perennial member of the Sunflower family.
It has 1 to 2-inch-wide compound flowers with 15-30 sterile white ray flowers and a central button made up of many yellow disk flowers. Flowerheads are solitary at the ends of thin stems. The flowerheads have narrow bracts with brown margins.
Leaves are lance-shaped with toothed edges and mostly hairless. Stem leaves attach directly to the stem and are alternate.
Plants are from1 to 3 feet tall. They are found along rights-of-way, in meadows, and in rangeland. Sheep and goats will graze but most livestock and wildlife will not feed on it.
Oxeye daisy reproduces by spreading rhizomes and seed. An escaped ornamental, it can often be found as an contaminate in wildflower seed mixes.
It is an escaped ornamental that was first recorded in the US in 1838. Since then it has become widely spread and can be found in all 50 states.
Oxeye daisy can be easily controlled by pulling young plants or by treating with herbicide.
Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy) (cabi.org)
Oxeye Daisy – Utah Weed Control Association
Utah Weed Control Association – Improving weed control in Utah
Items of Interest
Weed of the Month
2022
January Weed Profile – Knotweed
February Weed Profile – Rush Skeletonweed
March Weed Profile – Black Henbane
April Weed Profile – Chinese clematis
May Weed Profile – Houndstongue
June Weed Profile – Milk Thistle
July Weed Profile – Oxeye Daisy
2021
January Weed Profile – Dalmatian Toadflax
February Weed Profile – Common Mulllein
March Weed Profile – Mediterranean Sage
April Weed Profile – Saltcedar
May Weed Profile – Absinth Wormwood
June Weed Profile – Eurasian watermilfoil
July Weed Profile – Yellow starthistle
August Weed Profile – Hairy willowherb
September Weed Profile – Yellow toadflax
October Weed Profile – Chamomile
November Weed Profile – Diffuse knapweed
December Weed Profile – Poison hemlock
2020
January Weed Profile – Cheatgrass
February Weed Profile – Myrtle Spurge
March Weed Profile – Hoary Cress
April Weed Profile – Leafy Spurge
May Weed Profile – Scotch Thistle
June Weed Profile – Dyer’s Woad
July Weed Profile – Orange Hawkweed
August Weed Profile – Purple Loosestrife
September Weed Profile – Teasel
October Weed Profile – Canada Thistle
November Weed Profile – Russian Knapweed
December Weed Profile – Russian Olive
