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Starry rosinweed
Silphium asteriscus
Silphium asteriscus, commonly called starry rosinweed, is an herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States, from Oklahoma and Texas east to Florida and Pennsylvania. It is a widespread species found in a variety of open habitats, such as prairies, woodlands, and flatwoods.
From the article Silphium asteriscus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
Silphium asteriscus is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Agapostemon virescens, Augochloropsis sumptuosa,Ceratina, Halictus poeyi/ligatus, Lasioglossum apopkense, Lasioglossum pectorale, Lasioglossum reticulatum, Megachile albitarsis, Megachile georgica, Megachile mendica, Megachile petulans, Megachile texana, Melissodes tepaneca, Svastra aegis, and Svastra atripes.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Silphium asteriscus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130741.