Silphium compositum Michx. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Silphium compositum Michx.

Silphium compositum Michx.

Kidney-leaf rosinweed (Silphium compositum) is a deciduous perennial yellow-flowered Asteraceae growing in the southeastern US.

Family
Genus
Silphium
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Silphium compositum Michx.

Silphium compositum Michx., commonly known as kidney-leaf rosinweed, is a deciduous perennial flowering plant belonging to the Silphium genus and the Asteraceae family. This species produces yellow flowers, has divided basal leaves, and grows in the southeastern United States.

Photo: (c) Mark Kenderdine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Kenderdine · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Silphium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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