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Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum
cup plant

       
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Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

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Distribution:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 19 species in Silphium, 2 varieties in Silphium perfoliatum L.
 

Classification:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

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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 perfoliatum L. – cup plant
Variety Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum – cup plant
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Silphium perfoliatum
cup-plant              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
Silphium perfoliatum
cup plant              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

Silphium perfoliatum
cup plant

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

Silphium perfoliatum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FACW FACU FAC+ FACW- FACW FAC NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38404.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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