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Tennessee Leafcup

Polymnia laevigata

Found in bouldery slopes, coquina outcrops and rubble (in FL). Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

12
Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
Up to about 5 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full shade
Soil moisture
Dry to wet
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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
May to July

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 6 Alabama counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 107 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Polymnia

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Flower color
White
Growing sources and scope

Conservation status

Alabama rankS2S3
Global rankNot available
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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