Bellis sylvestris

Bellis sylvestris, the southern daisy, is a species of the genus Bellis. It is a perennial plant native to central and southern Europe, the Middle East, and north Africa, and grows up to fifteen centimetres (six inches) tall. The name sylvestris comes from the word silvestris meaning "living in the woods" in Latin.

Bellis sylvestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Bellis
Species:	B. sylvestris
Binomial name
Bellis sylvestris Cirillo
Synonyms[1]
Bellis atlantica Boiss. & Reut. Bellis hirta Host Bellis longifolia Orph. ex Nyman Brachyscome sylvestris Klatt Doronicum bellidiastrum Sm.

Overall form, backside

Flower face

Flower backside

Maturing flower head becoming conical

Flower seeding

Seeds (achenes)

Long teaves tapering to base, showing 3 lengthwise veins

Characteristics

The southern daisy's creeping roots are rhizomes. what we usually call flower is an inflorescence composed of tens or hundreds of minuscule flowers. Those on the outside are white with a ligule. Those on the inside are yellow tube-shaped. The plant bears fruits called achenes.^[2]

B. sylvestris is morphologically similar to Bellis pappulosa but has no scales on the pappus of the seeds, unlike B. pappulosa.^[3] Moreover, B. pappulosa is diploid while B. sylvestris is polyploid.^[4]