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prairie dock

Silphium terebinthinaceum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Illinois.January 108, February 122, March 185, April 342, May 548, June 482, July 385, August 435, September 249, October 172, November 113, December 103.
United States11,241
Illinois3,318
Canada3,298
Ontario3,297
Michigan3,091
Ohio1,491
Wisconsin1,420
Indiana900
Missouri829
Arkansas462

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusRosinweeds · Silphium

Sources

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