Bellis perennis

Botanical Description

Bellis perennis is a low-growing, evegreen perennial plant, producing a rosette of leaves 2 - 4cm long from a fibrous rootstock and usually several short flowering stems 3 - 12cm tall, each topped by a single flower. The plant spreads by means of short stolons, forming clumps of growth[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. One of the most common wild flowers in Europe, where it is commonly seen growing in lawns and other areas of short grass.The plant is often used in modern herbalism and sometimes also as a food and an insect repellent. Occasionally growin in the flower garden, various named forms have been developed. The plant can spread vigorously by means of stolons and seed. It has moved with humans to various parts of the globe and has become naturalized in countries such as New Zealand and Hawaii, where it is considered to be invasive[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].