PLANTS Profile for Silphium compositum var. reniforme (kidneyleaf rosinweed)

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Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
kidneyleaf rosinweed

Symbol:

SICOR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

Silphium reniforme

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 462. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

	SICOR	Silphium compositum Michx. ssp. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Sweeny & T.R. Fisher
	SIRE9	Silphium reniforme Raf. ex Nutt.
	SITE3	Silphium terebinthinaceum Elliott, non Jacq.

Native Status:
Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 19 species in Silphium, 4 varieties in Silphium compositum Michx.

Classification:
Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Silphium L. – rosinweed
Species	Silphium compositum Michx. – kidneyleaf rosinweed
Variety	Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray – kidneyleaf rosinweed

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Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530378.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:20 PM CDT