Glebionis coronaria Crown Daisy
This is a very common Mediterranean plant of the wayside but here in Gozo there were hillsides covered in it. The smaller picture is of the less usual var bicolor.
In Europe this plant haas been known as Glebionis coronaria for some time, in the United States it is Leucanthemum coronarium and Sell and Murell have named it Xanthophthalmum coronarium in their recent Flora. However New Flora of the British Isles Third edition by Clive Stace chooses Glebionis.
LHS: Roadside Mgarr, Gozo 20th March 2005 RHS roadside Ano Stallos, Crete 4th Aprio 2007
Added Jan 22nd 06, amended Nov 30th 06, updated 26th Sep and 1st Dec 08, 15th Aug 09, ud Mar 14th 10 updated Se3 3rd May 2010