Lakeside in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lakeside Daisy
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 7, 2025
1. Lakeside Daisy Marker
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Lakeside Daisy. . The Lakeside daisy (Tetraneuris herbacea) is a beautiful, spring-blooming plant found only in a few Midwestern states and Ontario, Canada. It is a Federal threatened and state endangered species due to its rarity. The heart of its US. range is here on the Marblehead Peninsula, Ohio. It was named by the botanist, Clarence M. Weed, in 1890 when he discovered it growing near Lakeside. Thousands of Lakeside daisies occur in the active Lafarge Quarry in Marblehead, however the population is declining due to limestone mining operations. Lakeside daisy blooms with a spectacular display of bright yellow flowers in early May. Only the rosettes of leaves can be seen during the rest of the year Lakeside daisy thrives on barren limestone gravel and pavement known as alvar, and only survives' in this habitat with little competition. For more information on Lakeside daisy, visit www.fws.gov Please respect, protect, and enjoy this rare plant at Lakeside!
The Lakeside daisy (Tetraneuris herbacea) is a beautiful, spring-blooming plant found only in a few Midwestern states and Ontario, Canada. It is a Federal threatened and state endangered species due to its rarity. The heart of its US. range is here on the Marblehead Peninsula, Ohio. It was named by the botanist, Clarence M. Weed, in 1890 when he discovered it growing near Lakeside. Thousands of Lakeside daisies occur in the active Lafarge Quarry in Marblehead, however the population is declining due to limestone mining operations. Lakeside daisy blooms with a spectacular display of bright yellow flowers in early May. Only the rosettes of leaves can be seen during the rest of the year Lakeside daisy thrives on barren limestone gravel and pavement known as alvar, and only survives' in this habitat with little competition. For more information on Lakeside daisy, visit www.fws.gov Please respect, protect, and enjoy this rare plant at Lakeside!
Erected by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 41° 32.732′ N, 82° 44.646′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of
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Lake Front Drive and East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Lake Front Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 Lake Front Dr, Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
