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Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum

Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

Compass Plant, Compassplant

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SILAL2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AR , CO , DC , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , ND , NE , NM , NY , OH , OK , PA , SD , TX , VA , WI
Canada: ON

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-05-17
Research By: CBR

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