Biology:Smallanthus uvedalia
| Hairy leafcup | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Smallanthus |
| Species: | S. uvedalia
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| Binomial name | |
| Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. ex Mack.
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Smallanthus uvedalia, known as hairy leafcup, bear's foot, and yellow flower leafcup, is a herbaceous perennial native to the Central and Eastern United States. It is a member of the family Asteraceae. [1][2]
Description
Hairy leafcup is 0.6 to 3.0 m (24 – 118 in) tall. The stem is stout and generally smooth below the inflorescence branches. The opposite leaves form a small cup around the stem and hence the name leafcup. Each head has 7 to 13 yellow, 1 – 2 cm (3/8 to 3/4 in) long ray flowers to the outside, and 40-80 or so yellow tube-like disc flowers to the inside. A single large plant may produce one hundred or so heads. The entire plant has a resinous odor.[1]
The species was formerly named Polymnia uvedalia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.[3]
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Stem
Bush
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plants Profile for Smallanthus uvedalius (hairy leafcup)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SMUV.
- ↑ "Hairy Leafcup". US Forest Service. https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/smallanthus_uvedalius.shtml.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Smallanthus uvedalia - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas". http://www.floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=972.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15565321 entry
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