Asteraceae

Silphium L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 919 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Kirgizstan, Krym, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fr. Arsene [8363] Mexico K002494826 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8200] United States K002494827 Yes
Gibbes, L. [s.n.] United States K002494831 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K002494828 Yes
Cuthbert, A. [s.n.] United States K002494829 Yes
Ruth, A. [4024] United States K002494832 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7620] United States K002494830 Yes
Ruth, A. [679] United States K002494833 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0