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Roughstem rosinweed

Silphium radula

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 73, February 70, March 79, April 151, May 109, June 189, July 122, August 43, September 49, October 53, November 69, December 67.
United States1,029
Texas830
Arkansas97
Oklahoma48
Louisiana28
Missouri11
Mississippi10
Kansas3
New Mexico1
Alabama1

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

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Roughstem rosinweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.