Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum

Locations ofSilphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum in Virginia

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Family
Asteraceae
Botanical Name
Silphium laciniatum L. var. laciniatum
Common Name
Compass-plant
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
Comments
Native to prairies, glades, and barrens in the Midwest; sometimes cultivated outside its native range.
Habitat
Collected by Robert Wright in 1988 on a clay embankment along an abandoned rail line in rural Chesterfield County; a colony was well established here.
Native Status
Introduced

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