Silphium perfoliatum

cup plant

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Photo credit: Douglas Ladd. U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. 1989 Midwest Wetland Flora: Field Office Illustrated Guide to Plant Species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln, NE
Family

Asteraceae

Region

Mountain, Piedmont

States

District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

3 - 8ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

July - October

Fall Color

Habitat

floodplains, abandoned fields, moist meadows, woods

Notes

; FACU

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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