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Silphium laciniatum
Silphium laciniatum
compass plant Aster Family
Silphium laciniatum Asteraceae
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common name
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accepted scientific name
  •Silphium laciniatum L.
rules for finding collection records
  Silphium laciniatum (6013)
family name
  • Asteraceae
Image Author: ©2005 Frank Mayfield
Image License: CC BY-SA
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 2.5 to 4. inches
Number of ray petals: 27 to 38
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed 3rd week of March thru end of October

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How Likely at this Time of Year (11%)
Near Plant Sighting (60%)
Plant Showiness (90%)
Overall Match (55%)
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