Ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Family: Asteraceae
Fire effect on plant
Ox-eye daisy may be top-killed by fire, but rhizomes can survive
Key traits
Ox-eye daisy may recover via creeping rhizomes or from the large, long-lived (>6 years) soil seed bank (USDA 2017). Seeds can be transported by animals.
Plant response to fire
Ox-eye daisy appears to tolerate, or benefit from, disturbance such as fire. Fire may increase ox-eye cover/abundance by exposing bare mineral soil (Mangold et al 2009)
Timing of life history
A perennial. Seeds likely produced from second growing season. Flowering May to September.
Conservation status
None.
References
Mangold, J., Sheley, R., Brown, M. 2009. Oxeye Daisy: Identification, Biology and Integrated Management Montana State University Extension Guide.
https://gilpin.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/09/oxeye-mgt.pdf [Expert opinion; Grey literature]
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) 2017 Field Guide for Managing Oxeye Daisy in the Southwest (TP-R3-16-33). Forest Service – Southwestern region. [Empirical evidence; Grey literature]