Silphium laciniatum Linnaeus

Silphium laciniatum Linnaeus is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c.

Vernacular names

• silphe lacinié Cuerrier
• plante boussole Burte, 1992

• compass plant FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c
• pilot weed Newmaster & Ragupathy, 2005

Synonyms

• Silphium laciniatum Linnaeus var. laciniatum
• Silphium laciniatum var. robinsonii L.M. Perry FNA Ed. Comm., 2006c

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae
Subfamily	Asteroideae
Tribe	Heliantheae
Genus	Silphium
Species	Silphium laciniatum

Habit

Herb