Index / Search / Silphium perfoliatum
§1 Plant
Silphium perfoliatum L.
vernacular cup plant — species · Asteraceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
- Genus
- Silphium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 616 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Anaerobic
- Low
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -49 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 128 min.
- Precipitation
- 16–51 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–7.5
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Mature height
- 6 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Summer
- Stratify
- Yes
- Propagation
- seed, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 616 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Carroll 18015
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dearborn 18029
- Decatur 18031
- Fayette 18041
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Hendricks 18063
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jay 18075
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Shelby 18145
- St. Joseph 18141
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Franklin 20059
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Marshall 20117
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Washington 20201
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bracken 21023
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Lewis 21135
- Madison 21151
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Pulaski 21199
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carver 27019
- Cass 27021
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Freeborn 27047
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Olmsted 27109
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Rice 27131
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- Swift 27151
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Mississippi view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 103 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Clinton 29049
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 9 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Delaware 39041
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Guernsey 39059
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Medina 39103
- Meigs 39105
- Miami 39109
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Preble 39135
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Seneca 39147
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 14 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Coffee 47031
- Davidson 47037
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Gibson 47053
- Hancock 47067
- Hardin 47071
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Montgomery 47125
- Perry 47135
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Buffalo 55011
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Monroe 55081
- Oneida 55085
- Pierce 55093
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SIPE2 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3092576 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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