Plants Profile for Silphium compositum reniforme (kidneyleaf rosinweed)

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General Information
Symbol:	SICOR2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 462. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
SICOR	Silphium compositum Michx. ssp. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Sweeny & T.R. Fisher
SIRE9	Silphium reniforme Raf. ex Nutt.
SITE3	Silphium terebinthinaceum Elliott, non Jacq.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Silphium L. – rosinweed
Species	Silphium compositum Michx. – kidneyleaf rosinweed
Variety	Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray – kidneyleaf rosinweed

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

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