Bellis perennis L.
English daisy (lawndaisy)
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Lydia Dani     (Photo ID #74927)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Bellis perennis
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous root; stems ascending to erect, few, simple, leafless, hairy, 2-20 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves with short to long stalks, the blades spoon-shaped to oval or orbicular, 0.7-3.0 (rarely 4.0) cm long, 0.5-2.5 cm wide, toothed to entire, obtuse to rounded at the tips, coarse, spreading-hairy above and below; stem leaves lacking.Flowers: Heads with ray and disk flowers, solitary; involucres 5-6 mm tall; involucral bracts egg-shaped to broadly oblanceolate, rounded to obtuse at the tips, sparsely hairy on the backs, often suffused with purple; receptacles cone-shaped; ray flowers 8-10 mm long, white to sometimes pink or purple; disk flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes appressed-hairy, mostly 2-nerved, flattened; pappus lacking. vol1_4

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Bellis perennis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
732 706 810
Slope Gradient (%)
4 0 15

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

279 14 340
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
5 5 6
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
11
Modal BEC Zone Class
SBS

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

SBS(11)

Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry lawns, roadsides and waste areas in the lowland zone; common in coastal BC, rare in SC and SE BC; introduced from Europe.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia