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Bellis perennis (/ ˈ b ɛ l ə s p ə ˈ r ɛ n ə s /), [2] [3] the daisy, is a European species of the family Asteraceae, often considered the archetypal species of the name daisy. To distinguish this species from other plants known as daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as common daisy , lawn daisy or English daisy .
Daisy is a feminine given name. The flower name comes from the Old English word dægeseage, meaning "day's eye". [1] The name Daisy is therefore ultimately derived from this source.
The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be annual, biennial, or perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions, in a wide variety of habitats.
Dense cluster of sessile or subsessile flower s or floret s, e.g. a flower head in the daisy family Asteraceae. See pseudanthium. capsule Dry fruit formed from two or more united carpel s and dehiscing when ripe (usually by splitting into pieces or opening at summit by teeth or pores). carduoid
Bellis perennis has one botanical name and many common names, including perennial daisy, lawn daisy, common daisy, and English daisy.. A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of ...
Bellis (/ ˈ b ɛ l ə s /) [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [5] [2]The group is native to Europe, the Mediterranean and northern Africa.One species has been introduced into North America and others into other parts of the world.
Gerbera (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr b ər ə / JUR-bər-ə or / ˈ ɡ ɜːr b ər ə / GUR-bər-ə) L. is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family. The first scientific description of a Gerbera was made by J. D. Hooker in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1889 when he described Gerbera jamesonii, a South African species also known as Transvaal daisy or Barberton daisy.
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...