Daisy  (Bellis perennis)

Range

Ubiquitous throughout Britain (3). It also occurs throughout Europe and west Asia (2).

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Habitat

Found in all types of mown, trampled or grazed calcareous and neutral grassland, but thrives best in areas that become fairly wet for some of the year. This species is known chiefly as a weed of lawns, pastureland and roadside verges, but it also occurs on riverbanks, dune-slacks, and lake margins (3).