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Asteraceae
Silphium

not marked as a favorite taxon Silphium reniforme Rafinesque ex Nuttall. Habitat: Dry forests, woodlands, roadsides. Distribution: Sc. VA, e. WV, and e. TN, south to c. SC, c. GA, and e. AL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Plants with shallowly lobed leaves, with nearly the same distribution as typical S. reniforme, have been variously interpreted.

Synonymy ⓘ: = S; = Silphium compositum Michx. ssp. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher — WV, Sweeney (1970); = Silphium compositum Michx. var. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray — F, RAB, Va, Perry (1937); < Silphium compositum Michx. — C, FNA21, G, K4, SE1, W. Basionym: Silphium reniforme Raf. ex Nutt. 1840

Links to other floras: < Silphium compositum - FNA21

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