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Polymnia johnbeckii

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Polymnia johnbeckii

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Polymnia
Species:
P. johnbeckii
Binomial name
Polymnia johnbeckii
D.Estes

Polymnia johnbeckii, commonly called Beck's leafcup,[2][3][4] is a species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae. It is a perennial forb found in a single state of the United States. It has white/yellow flowers.

Distribution

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Polymnia johnbeckii is found in only one of the United States in the state of Tennessee. Its global conservation status is critically imperiled [1] per Natureserve.

References

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  1. ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ "Polymnia johnbeckii - Species Page - Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas". Tennessee-Kentucky Plant Atlas.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Polymnia johnbeckii​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
  4. ^ "Polymnia johnbeckii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-06-05.