Silphium laciniatum


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Noun1.Silphium laciniatum - North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowersSilphium laciniatum - North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
compass flower, compass plant - any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
genus Silphium, Silphium - tall North American perennial herbs
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Typical herbs include Asclepias viridiflora, Coreopsis lanceolata, Croton monanthogynus, Dalea candida, Erigeron strigosus, Euphorbia corollata, Heliotropum tenellum, Heterotheca camporum, Houstonia nigricans, Hypericum sphaerocarpon, Liatris squarrosa, Linum sulcatum, Lithospermum canescens, Lobelia spicata, Mirabilis albida, Penstemon tenuiflorus, Solidago nemoralis, Symphyotrichum patens, Silphium laciniatum and Verbena simplex.
Dispersion of seedlings of the prairie compass plant, Silphium laciniatum (Asteraceae).
Development of leaf orientation in the prairie compass plant, Silphium laciniatum L.