Plant Details

Accepted name:: Silphium compositum var. compositum [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Silphium compositum Michx.
Infraspecies:: 2

Silphium compositum var. ovatifolium Torr. & A.Gray

Silphium compositum var. venosum (Small) Kartesz & Gandhi

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
compass plant	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Silphium laciniatum Walter Fl. Carol.: 217 (1788), nom. illeg.
Silphium compositum f. orae (Small) L.M.Perry Rhodora 39: 295 (1937).
Silphium elatum Banks ex Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 579 (1813).
Silphium lapsuum Small Man. S.E. Fl.: 1411 (1933).
Silphium nudicaule M.A.Curtis Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1: 127 (1837).
Silphium orae Small Man. S.E. Fl.: 1411, 1509 (1933).
Silphium pseudolaciniatum Fraser ex DC. Prodr. 5: 512 (1836).
Silphium sinuatum Banks ex Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 577 (1813).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Silphium laciniatum Walt.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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