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Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum


Taxonomy

Family:

Asteraceae (aster)

 

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

 

Supertribe:

Helianthodae

 

Tribe:

Heliantheae (sunflower)


Nativity

Native

Status

 

Habitat

Wet to moderate moisture. Prairies, woods, streambanks. Full to partial sun.

Flowering

July to September

Flower Color

Yellow ray florets, yellow disk florets

Height

3 to 8


Identification

 

 
Similar
Species

 


Range Range Map   Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.
 
Sightings

Carver Park Reserve

Cedar Mountain SNA

Cottonwood River Prairie SNA

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

Des Moines River Prairie SNA

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Flandrau State Park

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

Kasota Prairie SNA

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

Louisville Swamp

Wahpeton Prairie WMA

Wild Indigo Prairie SNA


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Plant cup plant            
               
Inflorescence cup plant            
               
Leaves cup plant   cup plant        
               
Stem cup plant            

Synonyms

 

 
Common
Names

cup plant

cup-plant

cupleaf rosinweed

squarestem rosinweed


 

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