Smallanthus uvedalia
Species of wildflower
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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. [2][3]
| Hairy leafcup | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Smallanthus |
| Species: | S. uvedalia |
| Binomial name | |
| Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. ex Mack. | |
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Description
Hairy leafcup is 0.6 to 3.0 m (2 ft 0 in to 9 ft 10 in) tall. The stem is stout and generally smooth below the inflorescence branches. The opposite leaves form a small cup around the stem, hence the name leafcup. Each head has 7 to 13 yellow, 1–2 cm (3⁄8–3⁄4 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.[2]
The species was formerly named Polymnia uvedalia (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.[4]
Leaf
Stem
Bush
Conservation Status
Smallanthus uvedalia is ranked globally as G4G5 (Apparently Secure). The following states have NatureServe conservation statuses:
- Delaware S3 (Vulnerable)
- Florida S3S4 (Vulnerable)
- Kansas S1 (Critically Imperiled)
- Kentucky S5 (Secure)
- Michigan S1 (Critically Imperiled)
- Missouri S4 (Apparently Secure)
- New Jersey S1 (Critically Imperiled)
- New York SH (Possibly Extirpated)
- Pennsylvania S4 (Apparently Secure)
- South Carolina S5 (Secure)
- Virginia S4S5 (Apparently Secure)
- West Virginia S4 (Apparently Secure)
These statuses were most recently reviewed on 3/15/1984.[1]
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