NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock, Prairie-dock
Scientific Name: |
Silphium terebinthinaceum |
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Genus: |
Silphium |
Species Epithet: |
terebinthinaceum |
Common Name: |
Prairie Rosinweed, Prairie Dock, Prairie-dock |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
3-6 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
July, August, September |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont |
Habitat Description: |
Mafic or calcareous glades, barrens, woodlands, prairies, and roadsides. Rare in NC Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Compound |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure, G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
SR-P: Significantly Rare: Peripheral (*Key) |
Notes: |
Noted in Mecklenberg, Person, Stanley and Union counties. Historical sighting in Wake, not recently observed. NC Natural Heritage Program Global Rank: G4G5 |
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Tom Harville |
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Tom Harville |
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Tom Harville |
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Links: |
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center |
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