Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam.
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Leucanthemum vulgare

Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Leucanthemum
Species: vulgare (Vaill.) Lam.
Common names: Ox Eye Daisy
Distribution summary: Europe & Armenia
Habit: Perennial
Habitat: Grasslands and Roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plane tree bed (P)
Flowering months: May, June, July, August
Reason for growing: Medicinal
British Native: Yes

Additional Notes

In traditional herbal medicine the whole plant, and especially the flowers, is antispasmodic, antitussive, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, tonic and vulnerary.

Plants for a Future 2020 https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Leucanthemum+vulgare

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