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Silphium perfoliatum L.
cup plant

       
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Photo of Silphium perfoliatum L.
Douglas Ladd. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Silphium perfoliatum L.

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Distribution:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

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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.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 19 species in Silphium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Silphium perfoliatum L. var. connatum (L.) Cronquist. .
Silphium perfoliatum var. connatum
cup plant
Distribution of Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum. .
Silphium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum
cup plant
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

This plant 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:
cup-plant              Threatened
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

This plant 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:
cup plant              Potentially invasive, banned
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

cup plant

This plant 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.

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.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38403.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Silphium perfoliatum L.

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

 
 
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