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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polymnia canadensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polymnia canadensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polymnia canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Polymnia canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-52-002:
Polymnia canadensis FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polymnia canadensis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polymnia radiata
COMMON NAME:
White-flowered Leafcup, Small-flowered Leafcup
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_poca11_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0507c_35
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507c_36
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
Stem obviously and usually densely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0507d_17
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507d_18b
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
White rays to 0.5" long, 3-lobed at the tip, sometimes inconspicuous/absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm060709_019
July Fayette County WV
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JK Marlow jkm060709_025
July Fayette County WV
Peduncles villous to stipitate-glandular. Involucral bracts acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s060709_b
July Fayette County WV
Leaves pinnately lobed, 4-12" long. Petiole sometimes winged near blade, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow s060709_c
July Fayette County WV
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polymnia_radiata
August
Rays of P. radiata conspicuous, cuneate to oval-cuneate, 3-lobed, 5-10mm, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_polymnia_canadensis
October
Rays of P. canadensis suborbicular to orbicular-reniform, 1-2mm long, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Polymnia canadensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Polymnia canadensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Polymnia canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Polymnia canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-52-002:
Polymnia canadensis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polymnia canadensis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Polymnia radiata
1129
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forests, particularly over calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA Mountains, uncommon in NC Mountains, waifs in SC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple - pinnately lobed
Mostly opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: obsolete or white
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual but sterile/ Ray flowers pistillate
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Brownish
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p278
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p285
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p203
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p118
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p317
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p367
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p207
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