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Yellow Oxeye

Buphthalmum salicifolium

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Common names

25 names · 18 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Ox-eye
  • willow-leaved yellow oxeye[1][2]
  • yellow ox-eye[3]
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Other languages (17)
Dutch
French
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • volovec vrbolistý[2]
Danish
  • Pilebladet tusindstråle[2]
Finnish
  • häränkukka[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Fűzlevelű ökörszem[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • トウカセン[2]
Lithuanian
  • Gluosnialapė jautakė[2]
Polish
  • kołotocznik wierzbolistny[2]
Russian
  • Буфтальмум иволистный[2]
Slovak
  • volovec vŕbolistý[2]
Slovenian
  • vrbovolistni primožek[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Buphthalmum salicifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Ochsenauge — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Rindsauge — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Weidenblättriges Ochsenauge — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • willow-leaved yellow oxeye — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Yellow Oxeye — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Buphtalme à feuilles de saule — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Œil de bœuf — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Asteroide salicina — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Koeienoog — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Wilgkoeienoog — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
[2] Buphthalmum salicifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Ochsenauge — results[9].names[5]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Rindsauge — results[9].names[7]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Weidenblättriges Ochsenauge — results[9].names[6]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • willow-leaved yellow oxeye — results[9].names[17]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Yellow Oxeye — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Buphtalme à feuilles de saule — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Œil de bœuf — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Asteroide salicina — results[9].names[8]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Koeienoog — results[9].names[11]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Wilgkoeienoog — results[9].names[14]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • volovec vrbolistý — results[9].names[4]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • häränkukka — results[9].names[9]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Gluosnialapė jautakė — results[9].names[10]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • トウカセン — results[9].names[12]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • volovec vŕbolistý — results[9].names[13]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • ljusöga — results[9].names[15]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Pilebladet tusindstråle — results[9].names[16]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • 牛眼菊 — results[9].names[18]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • 牛眼菊 — results[9].names[19]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • vrbovolistni primožek — results[9].names[20]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Буфтальмум иволистный — results[9].names[21]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • Fűzlevelű ökörszem — results[9].names[22]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
  • kołotocznik wierzbolistny — results[9].names[23]; taxon id 357176; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • yellow ox-eye — Page 3, column 1, row top 247 pt; common-name cell after Buphthalmum salicifolium.; Buphthalmum salicifolium.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Buphthalmum salicifolium is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Buphthalmum salicifolium in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. & SC. Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Ox-eye (Buphthalmum salicifolium) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Buphthalmum salicifolium — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5059394; ID NVJP; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5059394; ID NVJP; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Buphthalmum salicifolium (top 247 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Buphthalmum salicifolium — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 527623; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1679513, 1679514, 1679515, 1679516, 1679517, 1679518, 1679519, 1679520

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.