Asteraceae
Whiteflower leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Polymnia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Whiteflower leafcup
- Esperanto
- Polymnia
Synonyms
- Polymnia canadensis f. canadensis
- Polymnia canadensis f. radiata (A.Gray) Fassett
- Polymnia canadensis f. radiata (A.Gray) Fassett
- Polymnia canadensis var. canadensis
- Polymnia canadensis var. radiata A.Gray
- Polymnia radiata (A.Gray) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jon Hoffman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jon Hoffman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jon Hoffman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.