# Lawn daisy

*Bellis perennis*

The name 'daisy' is a corruption of 'day's eye', because the flower head closes entirely at night and opens again with the morning sun.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Bellis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Short-grass meadows, domestic lawns, parklands, and disturbed roadsides.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic autotroph; requires sunlight, water, and soil minerals.
- **Range:** Europe, North America, Western Asia, North Africa, Australasia
- **Size:** 5 to 20 cm in height; flower heads 2-3 cm wide.
- **Lifespan:** 3-10 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Broadleaf herbicides and conversion of diverse grasslands to intensive monoculture agriculture.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and safe to touch. Often found in lawns; ensure the area is free of chemical herbicides before handling. The flower heads are edible but should be consumed in moderation.

## About

Bellis perennis is a common European species of daisy, of the Asteraceae family, often considered the archetypal species of that name.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/ad1dfec7-56e8-4c84-b1d2-ceda8ada91bc
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55563
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellis perennis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/515847774/medium.jpg (m.dolores paderne sa…, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.