North Carolina Wildflowers

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Asteraceae (Compositae)>Silphium

Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006
Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006
Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) Kidneyleaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum)
Person Co., NC
13 June 2006

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Known from a handful of counties in the piedmont, Prairie Dock is rare in NC, growing on mafic or calcareous soils near woods.

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006


Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Several varieties of Silphium asteriscus are described based on leaf characteristics.

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006

Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus) Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed (Silphium asteriscus)
Durham Co., NC
5 Aug 2006



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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