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Silphium perfoliatum, the cup plant [2] or cup-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. It is an erect herbaceous perennial with triangular toothed leaves, and daisy-like yellow composite flower heads in summer.
Silphium is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Members of the genus, commonly known as rosinweeds , are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.2 m (8 in) to more than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall, with yellow (rarely white) flowerheads that resemble sunflowers .
Ancient silver coin from Cyrene depicting a stalk of silphium. Silphium (also known as laserwort or laser; Ancient Greek: σίλφιον, sílphion) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. [1] [2]
Base leaves of prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) Like Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant), S. terebinthinaceum is used as a tea to relieve lung bleeding, to minimize menstruation bleeding, and as an emetic by Native Americans. Other root tea uses include a treatment for liver issues, fever, and enlarged spleen. The smoke from this plant is ...
Silphium perfoliatum, native to eastern and central North America; Silphium terebinthinaceum; Trichostema lanceolatum, native to western North America; Trichostema laxum
Silphium perfoliatum; Silphium terebinthinaceum; Parthenium integrifolium This page was last edited on 1 April 2019, at 01:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Silphium integrifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its common names include rosinweed , whole-leaf rosinweed , entire-leaf rosinweed , prairie rosinweed , [ 1 ] and silflower . [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Silphium (genus)" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Silphium perfoliatum; Silphium perplexum; Silphium pinnatifidum; R.