Prairie Rosinweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

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

Larval Species depending on Prairie Rosinweed: 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.