Silphium albiflorum A.Gray

White rosinweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Silphium

Characteristics

Plants scapiform, 20–75 cm; taprooted. Stems terete, glabrous, hirsute, hispid, or scabrous. Leaves: basal persistent, petiolate; cauline usually alternate, rarely subopposite, petiolate or sessile; blades deltate, elliptic, linear, ovate, or rhombic, 2–40 × 1.5–26 cm, sometimes (proximal) 1–2-pinnately lobed, bases attenuate, cuneate, or truncate, ultimate margins unevenly toothed or entire (distal blades), apices acuminate to apiculate, faces scabrous to hirsute. Phyllaries 23–36 in 2–3 series, outer reflexed, apices acuminate, abaxial faces hispid. Ray florets 14–30; corollas white. Disc florets 70–130; corollas white. Cypselae 12–26 × 7–12 mm; pappi 2–5 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.75
Root system tap-root
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Cultivation

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Images

Silphium albiflorum unspecified picture

Distribution

Silphium albiflorum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:249110-1
WFO ID wfo-0000132596
COL ID 6YQMY
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Silphium albiflorum