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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.

生息地: Forests

外見

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.

PlantaeTracheophytaMagnoliopsidaAsteralesAsteraceaePolymnia
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leafcup

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Rainy Season Cup

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

能力

Shadow Hunter

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

能力

Sticky Shield

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

サイズと詳細

高さ
50-150 cm
広がり
30-60 cm
花の大きさ
0.5-1.5 cm
開花時期
Late summer to fall
食用
いいえ
毒性
なし
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always look but don't touch plants unless you know they are safe.

よくある質問

leafcupの高さは何ですか?

50-150 cm

leafcupの広がりは何ですか?

30-60 cm

leafcupの花の大きさは何ですか?

0.5-1.5 cm

leafcupの開花時期は何ですか?

Late summer to fall

leafcupの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

leafcupの毒性は何ですか?

なし

leafcupのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

leafcupの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

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