Yellow Flower Leafcup
Scientific Name:Smallanthus uvedalia
Altenative names, synonyms, exist for this plant. See RPC Plant Details and check the refernce websites for additional information.
Synonym:Polymnia uvedalia


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Yellow Flower Leafcup
Genus species: Smallanthus uvedalia
     Synonym: Polymnia uvedalia
Common Name: Yellow Flower Leafcup
Family Name: Asteraceae  
Flowers of two basic types: 1) disk florets with tubular corollas, and 2) ray florets with ligulate corollas. Heads are composed of exclusively one type or the other (discoid or ligulate), or typically with disk florets in the center and ray florets around the perimeter; fruit an achene (or cypsela).
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Identified by:J.D. Mancini