Silphium terebinthinaceum

Species category

Weed

Common name

prairie rosinweed

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

Obovate 

Size

  • Length 8–12 mm 
  • Width 5–7 mm 
  • Thickness 2–3 mm 

Color

Brown

Texture

Striate with fine hairs

Other structures

ApicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
end not indented.

Identification notes

No pappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
. Margin not always winged.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Silphium terebinthinaceum Jacq.

 Silphium terebinthinaceum.  Achenes with no pappus and a margin that is not always winged.
Silphium terebinthinaceum. Achenes with no pappus and a margin that is not always winged.