COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3746
catalog_number
3746
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3746_1200.Silp_lac1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3746_1200.Silp_lac1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3746
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3746
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Silphium laciniatum L.
scientific_name
Silphium laciniatum L.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Asteraceae
family
Asteraceae
Family
false
Genus:
Silphium
genus
Silphium
Genus
false
Species:
laciniatum
specific_epithet
laciniatum
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
L.
scientific_name_author
L.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Iowa
state_or_province
Iowa
State or Province
false
County:
Bremer
county
Bremer
County
false
Locality:
Waverly, S of town. Tallgrass prairie remnant along railroad right-of-way.
locality
Waverly, S of town. Tallgrass prairie remnant along railroad right-of-way.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Iowan Surface
physiographic_province
Iowan Surface
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
8/4/1990
date_collected
8/4/1990
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From old Greek name referring to resinous juice
genus_name_meaning
From old Greek name referring to resinous juice
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
deeply cut referring to leaves
species_name_meaning
deeply cut referring to leaves
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Compass plant
common_names
Compass plant
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-3 m
description
Height: 1-3 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are yellow and bloom from June to September.
description
Species description: Flowers are yellow and bloom from June to September.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect, coarse, sparingly stiff-hairy perennial herb with a massive woody rootstock. Stems are usually single, unbranches and stiff. The stiff leaves are alternate and deeply pinnately divided.
description
Species description: Erect, coarse, sparingly stiff-hairy perennial herb with a massive woody rootstock. Stems are usually single, unbranches and stiff. The stiff leaves are alternate and deeply pinnately divided.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairies.
description
Habitat: Prairies.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the eastern two thirds of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the eastern two thirds of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Dried root used to treat colds and body aches. Boiled roots used as expectorant and to induce vomiting. Tea from leaves taken for coughs and lung problems. Sap was used as chewing gum and to clean teeth and mouth.
description
Medicinal Uses: Dried root used to treat colds and body aches. Boiled roots used as expectorant and to induce vomiting. Tea from leaves taken for coughs and lung problems. Sap was used as chewing gum and to clean teeth and mouth.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Leaves of plant are vertical with edges in north-south orientation; used by early pioneers as compass (hence the name).
description
Other uses: Leaves of plant are vertical with edges in north-south orientation; used by early pioneers as compass (hence the name).
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Some Native American tribes would not camp in places where this plant was abundant because they believed that lightning struck in these areas.
description
Notes: Some Native American tribes would not camp in places where this plant was abundant because they believed that lightning struck in these areas.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Grows best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soils.
description
Cultivation: Grows best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Will adapt to poor soils.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring, will bloom 2nd or 3rd year.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring, will bloom 2nd or 3rd year.
Description
false
Color:
Yellow
color
Yellow
Color
false