Silphium mohrii
Silphium mohrii, known by the common names Mohr's rosinweed[2] and shaggy rosinweed, is a species of flowering plant in the Composite family. It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is native only to northern Alabama, southern Tennessee, and extreme northwest Georgia.[3] It is native to prairie remnants and rocky limestone openings. Because of its restricted range and severely declined habitat, it is considered a vulnerable species.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Silphium |
| Species: | S. mohrii |
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It produces heads of yellow flowers in late summer.
References
- "Silphium pinnatifidum". NatureServe. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- "Silphium mohrii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- "Silphium mohrii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
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