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Roughstem rosinweed

Silphium radula

Also called Roughleaf Rosinweed, Starry Rosinweed

Roughstem rosinweed
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
C. & EC. U.S.A. to Mississippi
Climate
temperate

About

Silphium radula, commonly known as roughstem rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native North America, where it is found in the South Central region of the United States. Its natural habitat is prairies over sandy or calcareous soil.

Other Silphium plants

White rosinweed · Starry rosinweed · Cumberland rosinweed · Kidneyleaf rosinweed · Wholeleaf rosinweed · Compassplant · Mohr's rosinweed · Cup plant · Old Cahaba rosinweed · Tansy rosinweed · Prairie rosinweed · Whorled rosinweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Silphium radula by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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