Species Cards

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Group:

Plant, Herb

Daisy (Bellis perennis). Erica Bower

© Erica Bower

Daisy (Bellis perennis)

Food chain :

Producer

What it eats :

Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy.

Eaten by:

Leaves eaten by slugs and snails. Flowers visited by flies, small bees and hoverflies.

Habitat:

Wildflower grasslandWildflower grassland

Description:

The familiar white flowers with yellow centres are common on lawns and other grasslands. They are pollinated by flies, small bees and other insects. The flowers grow from a rosette of dark green spoon-shaped leaves.


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