Asteraceae
Kidneyleaf rosinweed
Silphium compositum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Silphium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Kidneyleaf rosinweed
Synonyms
- Silphium compositum f. compositum
- Silphium compositum subsp. compositum
- Silphium compositum subsp. ovatifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher
- Silphium compositum subsp. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher
- Silphium compositum subsp. venosum (Small) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher
- Silphium compositum var. compositum
- Silphium compositum var. ovatifolium Torr. & A.Gray
- Silphium compositum var. reniforme (Raf.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Silphium compositum var. venosum (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi
- Silphium lapsuum Small
- Silphium orae Small
- Silphium ovatifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
- Silphium reniforme Raf. ex Nutt.
- Silphium venosum Small
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 197 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Weston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sblumen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ashwin Srinivasan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.