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Rosinweed (Silphium) is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern North America. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.5-4 m tall, with yellow (rarely white) flowerheads. The name of the genus comes from the Ancient Greek word for a North African plant whose identity has been lost, though we know its gum or juice was prized by the ancients as a medicine and a condiment.[5] For a discussion of the ancient plant, see silphium.
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Species
- Silphium albiflorum A.Gray – White Rosinweed
- Silphium asteriscus L. – Starry Rosinweed
- Silphium brachiatum Gatt. – Cumberland Rosinweed
- Silphium compositum Michx. – Kidneyleaf Rosinweed
- Silphium glutinosum J.R.Allison – Sticky Rosinweed
- Silphium gracile A.Gray – Slender Rosinweed
- Silphium radula Nutt. var. gracile (A.Gray) Clevinger
- Silphium integrifolium Michx. – Wholeleaf Rosinweed
- Silphium laciniatum L. – Compassplant
- Silphium mohrii Small – Mohr's Rosinweed
- Silphium perfoliatum L. – Cup Plant
- Silphium perplexum J.R.Allison – Old Cahaba Rosinweed
- Silphium pinnatifidum Ell. – Tansy Rosinweed
- Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. var. pinnatifidum (Elliott) A.Gray
- Silphium radula Nutt. – Roughstem Rosinweed
- Silphium reverchonii Bush – Reverchon's Rosinweed
- Silphium scaberrimum Ell. – Roughleaf Rosinweed
- Silphium simpsonii Greene – Simpson's Rosinweed
- Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. – Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock
- Silphium trifoliatum L. – Whorled Rosinweed
- Silphium wasiotense M.Medley – Appalachian Rosinweed
Sources: FNA,[6] IPNI,[7] NRCS,[8] GRIN,[9] ITIS,[2] UniProt[4]
 silphium integrifolium Wholeleaf Rosinweed |
 Insects on Wholeleaf Rosinweed |
See also
- Genus Calycadenia - the western rosinweeds
References
- ^ "Silphium" (HTML). Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy (1996-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b Silphium (TSN 38384). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 24 June 2008.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b UniProt. "Silphium" (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Silphium". Flora of North America.
- ^ Clevinger, Jennifer A.. "269. Silphium Linnaeus". Flora of North America 21: Page 65, 77, 157. New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Silphium" (HTML). The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-09-17). "Genus: Silphium L." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
External links
Media related to Silphium at Wikimedia Commons
Information related to Silphium from Wikispecies.
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