How can a daisy grow in mowed or grazed grass?

There are several plants that have evolved to exist, despite being mechanically mowed by humans or cropped by grazing animals. The familiar daisy is one such plant. Mowing the lawn may get rid of the more obviously visible daisy flowers festooning a lawn (a sight which I happen to like), but the actual plant and roots are low enough to evade the whirling blades of the lawn mower.