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Asteraceae
Silphium

not marked as a favorite taxon Silphium simpsonii E.L. Greene. Habitat: Longleaf pinelands. Distribution: SC south to FL, west to MS.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — RAB; = Silphium asteriscus L. var. simpsonii (Greene) Clevinger — FNA21, K4, Clevinger (2004); = Silphium simpsonii Greene var. simpsonii — Perry (1937); < Silphium asteriscus L. — WH3; < Silphium gracile A.Gray — S, SE1, misapplied. Basionym: Silphium simpsonii Greene 1899

Links to other floras: = Silphium asteriscus var. simpsonii - FNA21

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image #1 of Silphium simpsonii© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Silphium simpsonii© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Silphium simpsonii© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Silphium simpsonii© Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Silphium simpsonii© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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