Silphium

Silphium asperrimum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Engelmanniinae
Genus: Silphium
Species: S. albiflorum – S. asperrimum – S. asteriscus – S. brachiatum – S. compositum – S. confertifolium – S. glutinosum – S. integrifolium – S. laciniatum – S. mohrii – S. perfoliatum – S. perplexum – S. radula – S. reniforme – S. terebinthinaceum – S. wasiotense

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Silphium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 29. Reference page.

Name

Silphium L., Sp. Pl. 919. 1 Mai 1753.

• Type species: Silphium asteriscus L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional:Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 919. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Clevinger, J.A. (2008). Silphium in Flora of North America. eFloras. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. [1]

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Silphium. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 06 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Silphium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Silphium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb. 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Silphium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 06. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Silphium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: Silphium.
• Silphium – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

English: rosinweed
suomi: Kompassikukat
polski: Sylfion

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