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leafcup

Polymnia canadensis

The leafcup is a special plant with big, green leaves that can hold water like a cup! It grows in shady places and is loved by many little creatures in the forest.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The leafcup has large, deeply lobed green leaves that join at the stem, sometimes forming a small cup. Its branched stems bear tiny, pale yellow to white daisy-like flowers, often lacking prominent petals, making them look like small buttons.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Early naturalists sometimes called this plant 'bearsfoot' because its big leaves look like a bear's paw!

Even though it's a relative of giant sunflowers, leafcup's blooms are usually only pencil-eraser size!

Its scientific name, Polymnia, comes from the Greek goddess of sacred hymns!

The 'cup' in leafcup comes from how its leaves join around the stem, like a tiny cup!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rainy Season Cup

Leafcup has cup-shaped leaf bases that can collect rainwater, providing tiny drinking pools for thirsty insects!

Fähigkeit

Shadow Hunter

Leafcup can grow well in shady woodland spots, using its broad leaves to soak up even faint sunlight for energy.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Shield

Leafcup stems are often covered in sticky hairs, helping to deter small crawling pests from damaging its leaves and flowers.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-150 cm
Ausbreitung
30-60 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late summer to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its small flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

White-tailed deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Sometimes browses on leafcup leaves and young stems.

eaten by

Leafcup borer moth

Crocidophora serratissimalis

Its larvae tunnel into the plant's stems to feed.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von leafcup?

50-150 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von leafcup?

30-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von leafcup?

0.5-1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von leafcup?

Late summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von leafcup?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von leafcup?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von leafcup?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von leafcup?

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