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Silphium laciniatum Linnaeus — Compass-plant

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{Silphium laciniatum}
Flowers

{Silphium laciniatum}
Leaves

Habitat:

Prairies, limestone barrens, calcareous glades, also sometimes cultivated (including outside of its native distribution).

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Silphium laciniatum

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].





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