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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Asteraceae
Polymnia canadensis L.
pale-flowered leaf-cup, white-flowered leaf-cup
Polymnia: for Greek Muse Polymnia, muse of sacred music and dance
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-4' tall forb |
| Flower: | head white to yellow, 3/8" wide; inflorescence clusters of heads at the ends of the branches; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | dry seed without fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | up to 12" long; oblong, pinnately-lobed, oak-like, the stalk often winged only near the stem, mostly opposite |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests, cliffs |
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