Silphium perfoliatum L., 1759 35% complete

Indian-gum

Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1232 (1759)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Silphium perfoliatum, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced10 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded11 Not on the record2 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1232 (1759) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1759 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Indian-gum No source recorded
Source not recorded
Family common name Aster family No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations SE. Canada to C. & E. U.S.A. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 178 cm
  • 178.45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 30 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 500, 569, 866, 918, 925
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 224 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color empty Not on the record
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color green
  • green · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage texture coarse
  • coarse · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit color brown
  • brown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth habit Forb/herb
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid
  • Rapid · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 223 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 759, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 7.5
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.5
  • pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced