Scientific Name
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Common Name
Prairie-dock
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
4 to 10 feet
Flower/fruit:
Sunflower-like flowers
Flowering Season:
Fall
Foliage:
Large oval or heart-shaped dock-like leaves near the base of the plant
Site:
Prairies
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