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Silphium brachiatum

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Silphium brachiatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Silphium
Species:
S. brachiatum
Binomial name
Silphium brachiatum

Silphium brachiatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known commonly as Cumberland rosinweed.[1] It is a rare member of the genus Silphium and is native to the southern Cumberland Plateau where it is found in only a few counties of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It was described by Augustin Gattinger, the first state botanist of Tennessee.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "US Wildflower - Cumberland Rosinweed - Silphium brachiatum". USWildflowers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.