Silphium gatesii

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusSilphium
Species:Silphium gatesii C. Mohr
Common NameStarry Rosinweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Silphium asperrimum Silphium asperrimum Hook.
Silphium dentatum var. gatesii Silphium dentatum var. gatesii (C.Mohr) H.E.Ahles
Silphium gatesii Silphium gatesii Mohr.
Silphium radula Silphium radula Nutt.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Robertson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 1985

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Robertson Tennessee 13 Jul 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
N/A Robertson Tennessee 13 Jul 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
N/A Dickson Tennessee 19 Aug 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
N/A Dickson Tennessee 19 Aug 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
N/A Dickson Tennessee 19 Aug 1897 H. Eggert
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
N/A Davidson Tennessee August A. Gattinger
1386
UCHT
Silphium asperrimum
UOS01285 Franklin Tennessee 19 Jul 1985 R.K. Clements
UOS
Silphium radula
BRIT100353 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100332 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100342 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100335 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100345 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100330 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100325 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100338 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100336 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100333 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100356 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100346 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100337 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100334 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100343 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100344 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100329 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100331 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100340 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100327 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100354 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100348 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100339 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100347 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100328 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100357 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100350 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100349 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100351 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100355 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100352 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100341 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
BRIT100326 Tennessee
VDB
Silphium asperrimum
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