Flower ID: IMG_0982.JPG-07-02-2017 Flower name (scientific): Polymnia canadensis Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) po-LIM-nee-ah kan-ah-DEN-sis Flower name (common): Leafcup Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Derived from the Greek Polymnia (Polyhymnia), in Greek mythology, one of the nine muses, goddesses of music, song and dance. Specific epithet: Of or related to Canada. Common name origin: Referring to the flower head being surrounded by a "cup" of leaf-like scales. Flower description: Size: 0.3 to 0.5 inches (0.8 to 1.3 cm) Petal count: 5 ray florets (up to 8), disk florets 20+. Color: White (the ray florets) to yellow. Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaves up to 20 to 40 cm long and 12 to 25 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate, broadly hastate, or sometimes another shape (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woodlands, cliffs, streambanks, roadsides, shade or part shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): When in flower no close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes from Wisconsin. The Houma used the plant to treat swellings and the Iroquois employed the plant for toothaches (Moerman, p. 424, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na