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Starry rosinweed

Silphium asteriscus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alabama.January 19, February 20, March 21, April 38, May 26, June 17, July 14, August 14, September 18, October 19, November 15, December 16.
United States3,455
Alabama617
Georgia599
North Carolina492
Tennessee261
Virginia246
South Carolina211
Kentucky200
Ohio196
West Virginia172

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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