Bellis perennis Linn.,

Bellis perennis Linn.,

FAMILY: ASTERACEAE
Vernacular name : The English Daisy, Common Daisy.
Morphological characters :
Habit: Perennial herb.

Stem: Soft.

Leaves: Simple, exstipulate, fleshy, tufted, radical leaves spathulate – obovate, crenate – dentate, pubescent on veins, acute at the apex. Cauline leaves both glabrous and hispidulous.

Inflorescence: Solitary.

Flower: Heterogamous, mostly ligulate with few tubular ones in the centre.

Ray Floret: Ligulate, florets yellow, white or pink or white with red centre.

Disc Floret: Tubular, bisexual, actinomorphic.Stamens 5; stigma bifid.

Fruit: Achene.

Flowering period: Oct – Dec (Cold season).

Economic uses: Cultivated in the gardens for its beautiful flowers.

Origin: Native of the Europe.