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Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum
compassplant

       
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Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

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Distribution:
Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

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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 (AR, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TX, VA, WI), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

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

Classification:
Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

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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 laciniatum L. – compassplant
Variety Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum – compassplant
 

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

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are 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.

Kentucky:
compassplant              Endangered
Michigan:
Silphium laciniatum
compass-plant              Threatened
Ohio:
Silphium laciniatum
compass-plant              Endangered
Tennessee:
Silphium laciniatum
compass plant              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530385.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 06:33 AM MDT