Bellis perennis L., Asteraceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  yes

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: chu ju

English: English daisy, common daisy, daisy, lawn daisy, perennial daisy

French: pâquerette

Spanish: vellorita

Habit:  herb

Description:  "Fibrous-rooted perennial herbs, ± pubescent with spreading hairs.  Leaves elliptic to obovate, 3-8 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, margins entire, denticulate, or serrulate, petioles 1-4 cm long.  Heads solitary on scapes 5-15 (-20) cm long; involucral bracts usually ca. 13, 4-6 mm long; ray florets numerous, rays white, ca. 1 cm long; disk corollas yellow" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 267).

Habitat/ecology:  In Hawai‘i, "sparingly naturalized in high elevation, mesic areas" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 267). In New Zealand, "mostly in lawns and pastures especially in wetter areas, also waste places, forest margins and clearings, stream banks, seepages, cultivated land, dunes and tussock grassland" (Webb et al., 1988; p. 182).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Europe (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 267).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced invasive cultivated	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Chile (offshore islands) Juan Fernández Islands	Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island)	introduced cultivated	Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (pp. 475, 522, 551) "En RC, se encuentran en algunos jardines del pueblo de San Juan Bautista". Voucher cited: Danton I(5/103)1459
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Hawai‘i (Big) Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 267) Perhaps naturalized.
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 267) St. John et al. 13781 (BISH) Sparingly naturalized, high elevations.

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Tasmania, Victoria Naturalized
China China	China (People's Republic of)	introduced invasive cultivated	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013) Ravines. Sichuan. Naturalized
Japan Japan	Japan	introduced	Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 189)
New Zealand New Zealand	New Zealand (country)	introduced invasive	Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 182)
South America (Pacific rim) South America (Pacific rim)	Chile (Republic of)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (Oregon)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (California)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (Washington)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	introduced	Invasive Species Specialist Group (2017)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) Naturalized

Comments:  Reported as possibly an invasive plant in the Hawaiian Islands per Staples et al., 2000.

Control:  If you know of control methods for Bellis perennis, please let us know.