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Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum (species)

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Silphium perfoliatum, the cup plant or cup-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. It is an erect herbaceous perennial with triangular toothed leaves, and daisy-like yellow composite flower heads in summer.The specific epithet perfoliatum means "through the leaf."There are two varieties:- S. perfoliatum var. connatum S. perfoliatum var. perfoliatum.

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