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Asteraceae

Prairie rosinweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Silphium

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Prairie rosinweed: field image of Silphium terebinthinaceum PRAIRIE DOCK at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - a single specimen at bloom time; the yellow field in the backgro
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Prairie rosinweed

Synonyms

  • Silphium rumicifolium Small
  • Silphium terebinthinaceum var. lucy-brauniae Steyerm.
  • Silphium terebinthinaceum var. terebinthinaceum

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.