Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

flower · leaf

Buds pickled like capers and peppery young leaves, in salads.

Origin

Europe

Where to find it

Everywhere in hay meadows, on banks and roadsides; the closed buds are picked before the meadows are mown.

Season (United States)

April to June

Preparation

In small amounts, not every day: its flowers contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, toxic to the liver when they build up.

Did you know?

Plucking its petals to know if you are loved is a game several centuries old.