Bellis

Bellis is a small genus of 10-15 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and the Mediterranean region.


Selected species
Bellis annua or the Annual Daisy is a species of the genus Bellis.

Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name, though many other related plants share the name; to distinguish it from other daisies, it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is native to western, central and northern Europe. The species is widely naturalized in North America, where it is considered an invasive weed. It is a herbaceous plant with short creeping rhizomes and small rounded or spoon-shaped evergreen leaves 2–5 cm long, grows close to ground. The flowerheads are 2–3 cm in diameter, with white ray florets (often tipped red) and yellow disc florets; they are produced on leafless stems 2–10 cm (rarely 15 cm) tall. The lawn daisy is a dicot. It is not affected by mowing and is therefore often considered a weed on lawns, though many also value the appearance of the flowers. Several cultivars and hybrids have been selected with much larger flower heads up to 5–6 cm diameter and with light pink to purple-red ray florets. Bellis perennis has astringent properties and has been used in folk medicine.

Bellis sylvestris (the Southern Daisy)

Bellis azorica (Azores Daisy)

Bellis caerulescens

Bellis rotundifolia (Spanish Daisy)

Bellis Habanera (Quilled English Daisy)

Bellis hybrida

Bellis longifolia

Bellis bernardii (Corsican Daisy)

Bellis microcephala

Bellis hyrcanica

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