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Identifying a chicken daisy can present a challenge . Yellow daisiesare Compositae — or Asteraceae — plants , belonging to an tremendous plant family . More than 20,000 mintage of Compositae plant life produce around the globe . Daisies ' composite flower chief , with " shaft of light " petals surrounding centers of midget " saucer , " separate them from works of other families . Many daisies , however , have almost superposable blooms . Having a yellow daisy nail down your search . Examining its other trait will contract it even more .
Step 1
Observe your daisy ’s beam . Measure their breadth and length with your ruler or tape measure . Some yellow daisy , like the pinnate prairie coneflower ( Ratibida pinnata ) have drooping petals . Count the rays . Some , like the coneflower daisies have as few as five . Swan River daisies ( Brachyscome spp ) may have 20 or more .
Step 2
Measure the daisy ’s tallness . Daisies come in all sizes . Cut - leaf coneflower ( Rudbeckia lacianata ) stand anywhere from 3 to 12 groundwork in high spirits , while Dahlberg daisies ( Thymophylla tenuiloba ) are 10 - column inch , ground - hugging plant life .
Step 3
Note the daisy ’s leaf shape , colour and texture . Some daisies have clasping leave with based that partially or completely gird their stems . While lobed foliage is typical , some varieties , like marguerite daisy have aggressively toothed leaves . Gerbera daisy leaves are rounded . leaf may have down on one or both aerofoil . Colors range from pale , to grayish- , to blue- to coloured green . Check bruised leaves for an scent .
Step 4
canvass the daisy ’s stem . It may be smooth , downy , unanimous , vacuous , good or curving .
Step 5
mention the daisy ’s shade of yellow , and if that coloring material is consistent . Some yellow daisy are the coloring material of school day buses . Others are closer to lemons . Shasta daisy Broadway Lights opens deep jaundiced , get along to blench chicken and in the end to white .
Step 6
Note the time of class and length of the daisy ’s flower season .
Step 7
Watch for insect and bird pollinating or feeding on the daisy . Ox - eye , camphor and Shasta daisy are among those that attract butterfly . Camphor daisy also attract bee and — after setting seeds — birds .
Step 8
Record your observations in your notebook . Alternatively , apply your camera to take a serial publication of exposure of the daisy at different stages through the growing time of year .
Step 9
Take your observation or pic to your local county extension service or a nearby flora glasshouse for help in identifying your yellow daisy .
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