# Polymnia

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This article is about the plant. For the Greek muse, see [Polyhymnia](/source/Polyhymnia). For the butterfly, see [Mechanitis polymnia](/source/Mechanitis_polymnia).

***Polymnia*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [American](/source/Western_Hemisphere) plants in the [sunflower family](/source/Asteraceae).[1][2][3] It is the only [genus](/source/Genus) in the [tribe](/source/Tribe_(biology)) ***Polymnieae***.[4] [Several](/source/Several) [species](/source/Species) are [known](/source/Knowledge) by the [common name](/source/Common_name) **leafcup**.[5]

**Species[6][7][8]**

- *[Polymnia aspera](/source/Polymnia_aspera)* (Mart.) Mart. ex DC. – Mexico
- *[Polymnia canadensis](/source/Polymnia_canadensis)* L. – [Ontario](/source/Ontario), much of eastern + central United States
- *[Polymnia cocuyensis](/source/Polymnia_cocuyensis)* Cuatrec. – [Boyacá](/source/Boyac%C3%A1_Department) in [Colombia](/source/Colombia)
- *[Polymnia cossatotensis](/source/Polymnia_cossatotensis)* Pittman & V.M.Bates – [Arkansas](/source/Arkansas)
- *[Polymnia johnbeckii](/source/Polymnia_johnbeckii)* D.Estes – [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee)
- *[Polymnia laevigata](/source/Polymnia_laevigata)* Beadle – [MO](/source/Missouri) [KY](/source/Kentucky) [TN](/source/Tennessee) [AL](/source/Alabama) [GA](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) [FL](/source/Florida)
- *[Polymnia quichensis](/source/Polymnia_quichensis)* J.M.Coult. – [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica), [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala)
- *[Polymnia sonchifolia](/source/Polymnia_sonchifolia)* Poepp. – [Bolivia](/source/Bolivia)

**Formerly included[6]**

[Numerous](/source/Numerous) [species](/source/Species) now in other [genera](/source/Genus): *[Axiniphyllum](/source/Axiniphyllum) [Berlandiera](/source/Berlandiera) [Didelta](/source/Didelta) [Guizotia](/source/Guizotia) [Melampodium](/source/Melampodium) [Montanoa](/source/Montanoa) [Rumfordia](/source/Rumfordia) [Smallanthus](/source/Smallanthus) [Sphagneticola](/source/Sphagneticola) [Unxia](/source/Unxia_(plant))*

## References

1. [Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 926](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358947#page/368/mode/1up) in Latin

1. [Tropicos, *Polymnia* L.](http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40014085)

1. [Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 39 *Polymnia* Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 926. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 396. 1754.](http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=126408)

1. [Asteroideae – Taxonomy](https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/219099)

1. [Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist](http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch) [Archived](https://archive.today/20141106174748/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/Default.aspx?Page=AdvNameSearch) 2014-11-06 at archive.today

1. [The Plant List](http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Compositae/Polymnia)/

1. [Biota of North America program 2013 county distribution maps](http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Polymnia)

## External links

- [Polymnia canadensis – Pictures](https://web.archive.org/web/20150716142301/http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/poca11.htm)
- [Leafcup – Polymnia canadensis](http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/leafcup.htm)
- [Polymnia uvedalia L. – Fotos](https://web.archive.org/web/20131125030652/http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowopp/Polymnia_uvedalia_page.html)

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