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Family: Asteraceae Scientific name: Bellis perennis Description: Plant Form Herbaceous creeping perennial Size Grows along the ground Stem Leaves Grow in a rosette, each leaf rounded but tapering towards a stem-like base which can be purplish, 1-6 cm long, 0.5-2.5 cm wide, hairs are adpressed to leaf or absent Flowers Each rosette produces one 2-3 cm wide flower which has a yellow center with many white petals which can have reddish tips or undersides Fruit and Seeds Individual seeds 1-1.6 mm long with adpressed hairs and no feathery structures like some other Asteraceae Habitat Frequently invades lawns but can also invade undisturbed habitats Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Common Lifeform: Herbaceous
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