Prairie Rosinweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.

Aster family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Papaipema silphii

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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