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452.0000 Family Asteraceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 55 (1822)
1620 genera, ca. 29.000 spp. (35.000 spp. incl. microspecies). Systematics taken mostly from Funk et al. (2009, 2020) and Zuntini et al. (2024). Barnadesioideae (so far treated as most basal member of Asteraceae) might be a separate family, more related to Calyceraceae.
Species listed in database: 35249; hybrids: 678
= Acarnaceae Link; (1829)
= Ambrosiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820), nom. cons.
= Anthemidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Aposeridaceae Raf.; New Fl. [Rafinesque] 4: 106 (1838)
= Arctotaceae Bessey; Univ. Stud. Nebraska 14: 107 (1914)
= Arctotidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Artemisiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 48 (1820)
= Athanasiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 56 (1820)
= Calendulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Carduaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Carlinaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Centaureaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Cichoriaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 168 (1789), nom. cons.
= Cnicaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 297 (1818)
= Compositae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 538 (1792), nom. cons.
= Coreopsidaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 768 (1829)
= Cynaraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 926, 931, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Echinopaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 255 (1820)
= Eupatoriaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 253 (1820)
= Gnaphaliaceae Link ex F.Rudolphi; Syst. Orb. Veg. 46 (1830)
= Grindeliaceae Rchb. ex A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 330 (1907)
= Heleniaceae Raf.; Cincinnati Lit. Gaz. 2: 28 (1824)
= Helianthaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Helichrysaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 712 (1829)
= Inulaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Ivaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 1: 31 (1837)
= Lactucaceae Drude; Handb. Bot. 3(2): 369 (1886)
= Lapsanaceae Martinov; (1820)
= Madiaceae A.Heller; Muhlenbergia 2: 332 (1907)
= Matricariaceae Voigt; Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 400 (1845)
= Mutisiaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 934, 935, 1094, 1111 (1835)
= Nassauviaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 290 (1836)
= Partheniaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 816 (1829)
= Perdiciaceae Link; Handbuch [Link] 1: 728 (1829)
= Picridaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 482 (1820)
= Santolinaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 560 (1820)
= Senecionaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Serratulaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 577 (1820)
= Tanacetaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Tussilagaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 254 (1820)
= Vernoniaceae Burmeist.; Handb. Naturgesch. 296 (1836)
= Xanthiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 273, 298 (1818)
= Xeranthemaceae Döll; Rhein. Fl. [Döll] 498 (1843)
452.9515 Genus Silphium L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 919 (1753)
Distribution: E-USA
Species listed in database: 15
= Resinocaulon Lunell; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 62: (1917)
= Silphion St.-Lag.; Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 135 (1880), orth. var.

Search for: Silphium asteriscus-var.-trifoliatum

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species :
Silphium albiflorum A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: (1883) 4
Name: White rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Texas)
77 USA
species :
Silphium asperrimum Hook.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 99 (1835)
Distribution: USA (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina)
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium dentatum var. gatesii (C.Mohr) H.E.Ahles; J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 80: 173 (1964)
= Silphium gatesii C.Mohr; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 6: 793 (1901)
= Silphium integrifolium var. asperrimum (Hook.) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 6 (2003)
species :
Silphium asteriscus L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 920 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. asteriscus
Name: Starry rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina Tennessee, Texas, Virginia)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium asteriscus var. scabrum Nutt.; Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall] 2: 183 (1818)
= Silphium gatesii f. truncatum L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 289 (1937)
= Silphium lanceolatum Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 341 (1840)
= Silphium reticulatum Moench; Methodus [Moench] 606 (1794)
= Silphium scaberrimum Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 466 (1823)
= Silphium scabrum Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 217 (1788)
variant :
var. dentatum (Elliott) Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S. 221 (1860)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium angustum (A.Gray) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1244, 1340 (1903)
= Silphium asteriscus subsp. angustatum (A.Gray) T.R.Fisher & Speer
= Silphium asteriscus subsp. dentatum (Elliott) T.R.Fisher & Speer
= Silphium asteriscus var. angustatum A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2, 1(2, suppl.): 449 (1886)
= Silphium asteriscus var. laevicaule DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 513 (1836)
= Silphium dentatum Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 468 (1823)
= Silphium dentatum f. nodum (Small) L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 293 (1937)
= Silphium dentatum var. angustatum (A.Gray) L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 293 (1937)
= Silphium elliottii Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1234 (1903)
= Silphium incisum Greene; Pittonia 4: 45 (1901)
= Silphium nodum Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1413 (1933)
variant :
var. latifolium (A.Gray) Clevinger; Novon 14: 276 (2004)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium asteriscus subsp. latifolium (A.Gray) Weber & T.R.Fisher
= Silphium glabrum Eggert; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1243 (1903)
= Silphium trifoliatum var. latifolium A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(2): 241 (1884)
variant :
var. simpsonii (Greene) Clevinger; Novon 14: 275 (2004)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium simpsonii Greene; Pittonia 4: 44 (1899)
variant :
var. trifoliatum (L.) Clevinger; Novon 14: 276 (2004)
Name: Whorled rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium asteriscus subsp. trifoliatum (Elliott) Weber & T.R.Fisher
= Silphium atropurpureum f. hirticaule Fernald; Rhodora 41: 573 (1939)
= Silphium atropurpureum Retz. ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3: 2334 (1803)
= Silphium laevigatum Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 578 (1813)
= Silphium ternatum Retz. ex Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 3: 2333 (1803)
= Silphium ternatum var. atropurpureum (Retz. ex Willd.) DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 513 (1836)
= Silphium ternifolium Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 146 (1803)
= Silphium trifoliatum f. praecisum L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 291 (1937)
= Silphium trifoliatum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 920 (1753)
species :
Silphium brachiatum Gatt.; Bot. Gaz. 9: 192 (1884)
Name: Cumberland rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee)
78 USA
species :
Silphium compositum Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 145 (1803)
Name: Kidney-leaf rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium compositum f. orae (Small) L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 295 (1937)
= Silphium compositum var. michauxii Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 2: 276 (1842), nom. inval.
= Silphium elatum Banks ex Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 579 (1813)
= Silphium laciniatum Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 217 (1788)
= Silphium lapsuum Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1411 (1933)
= Silphium nudicaule M.A.Curtis; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 127 (1837)
= Silphium orae Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 1411 (1933)
= Silphium pseudolaciniatum Fraser ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 512 (1836)
= Silphium sinuatum Banks ex Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 577 (1813)
variant :
var. ovatifolium Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 2: 277 (1842)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium compositum subsp. ovatifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher; Ohio J. Sci. 70: 232 (1970)
= Silphium ovatifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 1242, 1340 (1903)
variant :
var. venosum (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi; Phytologia 71: 272 (1991)
Distribution: USA (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium compositum subsp. venosum (Small) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher; Ohio J. Sci. 70: 232 (1970)
= Silphium venosum Small; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 478 (1898)
species :
Silphium glutinosum J.R.Allison; Castanea 66: 183, figs. 11, 12A-C (2001)
Name: Sticky rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama)
78 USA
species :
Silphium integrifolium Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 2: 146 (1803)
Name: Wholeleaf rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium integrifolium var. deamii L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 287 (1937)
= Silphium integrifolium var. mesochorum Benke; Rhodora 34: 10 (1932)
= Silphium integrifolium var. neglectum Settle & T.R.Fisher; Rhodora 72: 540 (1970)
= Silphium integrifolium var. ternatum Alph.Wood; Class-book Bot. (ed. 2): 336 (1847)
variant :
var. gattingeri L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 287 (1937)
Distribution: USA (Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee)
78 USA
variant :
var. laeve Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 2: 279 (1842)
Distribution: Canada (Ontario); USA (Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming)
72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Balsamorhiza silphioides Geyer ex Hook.; London J. Bot. 6: 244 (1847)
= Silphium laeve Hook.; London J. Bot. 6: 244 (1847)
= Silphium speciosum Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 341 (1840)
species :
Silphium laciniatum L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 919 (1753)
Name: Compass plant
Distribution: Canada (Ontario); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin)
72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium gummiferum Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 460 (1823)
= Silphium laciniatum var. robinsonii L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 297 (1937)
= Silphium spicatum Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 5: 157 (1817)
species :
Silphium mohrii Small; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 493 (1897)
Name: Shaggy rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee)
78 USA
species :
Silphium perfoliatum L.; Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 2: 1232 (1759)
Name: Cup plant (EN), Becherpflanze (DE)
Distribution: Norway [I]; Belgium [I]; Germany [I]; Switzerland [I]; Austria [I]; Poland [I]; France [I]; Italy [I]; Belarus [I]; European Russia [I]; Ukraine [I]; Crimea [I]; Kyrgyzstan [I]; Canada (Ontario); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin)
10 nor 11 aut bgm ger pol swi 12 fra 13 ita 14 blr kry rus ukr 32 kgz 72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Resinocaulon perfoliatum (L.) Lunell; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 62 (1917)
= Silphium conjunctum Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. [Willdenow] 933 (1809)
= Silphium erythrocaulon Bernh. ex Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 630 (1826)
= Silphium hornemannii Schrad. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 5: 514 (1836)
= Silphium perfoliatum f. hornemannii (Schrad. ex DC.) Voss; Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 [Siebert & Voss], 1: 477 (1894)
= Silphium perfoliatum f. petiolatum E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.; Brittonia 10: 119 (1958)
= Silphium perfoliatum var. conjunctum (Willd.) Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 577 (1813)
= Silphium petiolatum Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 5: 157 (1817)
= Silphium quadrangulum Hedw.; Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 3: 123 (1803)
= Silphium scabrum Moench; Methodus [Moench] 606 (1794)
= Silphium tetragonum Moench; Methodus [Moench] 606 (1794), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. connatum (L.) Cronquist; Brittonia 29(2): 223 (1977)
Distribution: USA (North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium connatum L.; Mant. Pl. Altera [Linnaeus] 574 (1771)
= Silphium perfoliatum subsp. connatum (L.) Cruden; Castanea 27: 90 (1962)
species :
Silphium perplexum J.R.Allison; Castanea 66(1-2): 188 (2001)
Distribution: USA (Alabama)
78 USA
species :
Silphium radula Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 341 (1840)
Name: Roughleaf rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas)
74 USA 75 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium integrifolium var. wrightii (L.M.Perry) B.L.Turner; Sida, Bot. Misc. 24: 6 (2003)
= Silphium reverchonii Bush; Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 17: 125 (1906)
= Silphium simpsonii var. wrightii L.M.Perry; Rhodora 39: 288 (1937)
variant :
var. gracile (A.Gray) Clevinger; Novon 14: 277 (2004)
Name: Slender rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Louisiana, Texas)
77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium gracile A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 653 (1873)
species :
Silphium reniforme Raf. ex Nutt.; Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 342 (1840)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium compositum subsp. reniforme (Raf. ex Nutt.) C.R.Sweeney & T.R.Fisher; Ohio J. Sci. 70: 230 (1970)
= Silphium compositum var. reniforme (Raf.) Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 2(2): 276 (1842)
species :
Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.; Hort. Bot. Vindob. 1: 16 (1770)
Name: Prairie-dock
Distribution: Canada (Ontario); USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin)
72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium chickamaugense Canby; Bot. Gaz. 27: 319 (1899)
= Silphium rumicifolium Small; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 145 (1898)
= Silphium terebinthinaceum var. lucy-brauniae Steyerm.; Rhodora 53: 134 (1951)
= Silphium terebinthinaceum var. sinuatum M.A.Curtis; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 7: 127 (1835)
variant :
var. pinnatifidum (Elliott) A.Gray; Manual [A.Gray], ed. 1: 220 (1848)
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee)
74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Silphium pinnatifidum Elliott; Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 462 (1823)
species :
Silphium wasiotensis Medley; Sida 13(3): 285 (1989)
Name: Appalachian rosinweed
Distribution: USA (Kentucky, Tennessee)
78 USA
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