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Bellis perennis

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Bellis

English daisy, true daisy

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Roots fibrous.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate or a rosette. Blades obovate or spatulate Apex mucronulate, obtuse, or rounded. Base attenuate or decurent (extending down the petiole). Margins crenate, entire, serrate/dentate, or serrulate.

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Extirpated

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 886 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:267 (K, H? [uncertain location, no BISH spms.]); Staples & Herbst 2005:149 (KEY), 167 (DESCR); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:159 (exclude from checklist, no evidence of nat.)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bellis perennis Kokee, Waimea Preserved_Specimen Ray flowers, pinkish-white St.John, H. 13781 Kauai BISH 1933-12-28
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