Global InformationSilphium asteriscus information
| Silphium asteriscus | |
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| Silphium asteriscus var. asteriscus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Silphium |
| Species: | S. asteriscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Silphium asteriscus L.[1]
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Silphium asteriscus, commonly called starry rosinweed,[2] is an herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Oklahoma and Texas east to Florida and Pennsylvania.[3] It is a widespread species found in a variety of open habitats, such as prairies and woodlands.[4]
- ^ "Silphium". Index Nominum Genericorum. International Association for Plant Taxonomy. 9 February 1996. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Silphium asteriscus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Silphium asteriscus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Flora of North America