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Silphium laciniatum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silphium laciniatum ( Compass Flower , Compass Plant or Rosinweed ) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Silphium . It is native to east-central North America, from southern Ontario...
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The Compass Plant is a member of the Sunflower (Compositae) family. ... What is probably unique in the plant world is the ability of the leaves of the compass plant to orient themselves in a North and South direction.
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; Flower; Plant ... Comments: Native Perennial ... Return to the : Previous page; Main Alphabetical Table of Contents; Main Table of Contents by Family; Main Table of Contents by Date; Table of Contents for the Miscellaneous Images or visit the :
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compass plant or rosinweed,large, coarse North American perennial herb (Silphium laciniatum) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), found chiefly in open grasslands. The deeply cut leaves tend to point north and south.
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The compass plant gets its name from the tendency of its large oversized leaves to orient themselves in a north-south direction. ... Prairie gardeners should be sure that a plant this tall is really desired. It may also take a couple of years to mature.
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Compass Plant; (O.E. Anderson) Prairie; State Nature Preserve ... Only site in the state for compass-plant (Silphium laciniatum), a western prairie species. ... Besides the bright yellow blooms of the compass-plant, other species include green milkweed, rose-pink gentian, early ladies'-tresses and hairy ruellia. The best time...
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