FOIBIS

Species Details -
Silphium laciniatum L.  

Accepted name: Silphium laciniatum L.  
Synonym(s): -Silphium   laciniatum   L.   var. robinsonii   L. M. Perry
-Silphium   laciniatum   L.   var. laciniatum  
English names: Compass-plant
Pilot-weed
French names:
Classification: Kingdom:  Plantae
Divison:   Magnoliophyta
Class:   Magnoliopsida
Order:   Asterales
Family:   Asteraceae
OPL Code: HSILLA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998)
Lifeform: 2
Lifecycle: P
Source database: FOIBIS, June 2005-2012
Floristic Affinities: -
Distribution: -
Ecosystem:
Microhabitat:
Ethnobotanical Notes: Decoction of pounded root used as a vermifuge for horses(3).
Key Characters: -

Species Codes
NRVIS ID
168700
General Status
OMNR Status
COSEWIC
SRANK
S1
GRANK
G5
Med Flag
MED
Bayer Codes
SIPLA
  SIPLL


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