Silphium Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Silphium is a plant genus in the Asteraceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 12 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Reference: Silphium on Wikipedia
Silphium species
Compass Plant
Silphium asteriscus
Masebrock at English WikipediaPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Composite Rosinweed
Silphium compositum
Wholeleaf Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
Frank MayfieldCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Achim RaschkaPublic domainWikimedia Commons
Roughleaf Rosinweed
Silphium radula
Eric HuntCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
Prairie Dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USACC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commonsresized
- Whiteflower RosinweedSilphium albiflorumPlantoScan
Whiteflower Rosinweed
Silphium albiflorum
- Silphium brachiatumSilphium brachiatumPlantoScan
Silphium brachiatum
- Sticky RosinweedSilphium glutinosumPlantoScan
Sticky Rosinweed
Silphium glutinosum
- Mohr's rosinweedSilphium mohriiPlantoScan
Mohr's rosinweed
Silphium mohrii
- Rattlesnake MasterSilphium perplexumPlantoScan
Rattlesnake Master
Silphium perplexum
- Silphium wasiotenseSilphium wasiotensePlantoScan
Silphium wasiotense
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