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Silphium compositum

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Silphium compositum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Silphium
Species:
S. compositum
Binomial name
Silphium compositum

Silphium compositum, the kidney-leaf rosinweed, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] A perennial in the Silphium genus, it has yellow flowers and is deciduous.[1] It grows in the southeastern United States. It has divided basal leaves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Society, North Carolina Native Plant. "Plant Details". North Carolina Native Plant Society.
  2. ^ "Silphium compositum page". www.alabamaplants.com.