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Asteraceae
Silphium

not marked as a favorite taxon Silphium perplexum J.R. Allison. Common name: Old Cahaba Rosinweed. Habitat: Dolomitic glades and woodlands. Distribution: Endemic to c. Alabama (Allison & Stevens 2001).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, NS, POWO; = n/a — S, S13, SE1; = Silphium ×perplexum J.R.Allison, pro species. Basionym: Silphium perplexum J.R.Allison 2001

Links to other floras: = Silphium perplexum - FNA21

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