General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3.5-10 feet
Leaves: Other: Large lobed or dissected leaves that resemble a "bear's foot", rough to the touch on the upper leaf surfaces.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Bear's-foot
  • Hairy Leafcup
  • Yellow Leafcup
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Smallanthus uvedalia
  • Synonym: Polymnia uvedalia

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Location: Western North Carolina
Date: 2015-04-18
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Lilburn, GA
Date: 2019-10-04
native in the wild
Location: Lilburn, GA
Date: 2018-06-27
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Lilburn, GA
Date: 2018-06-26
native in the wild
Location: Lilburn, GA
Date: 2022-09-17
Location: Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: Macon GA
Date: June
close-up of seed head
Location: Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2013-05-13
Uploaded by SongofJoy
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22

Date: 2003-07-18
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2003-07-18
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2003-07-18
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2003-07-18
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2003-07-18
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

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