| Description | A 2-6 foot tall prairie plant with large yellow daisy-like flower. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | moderately dry to average |
| Soil & Site | moderately dry to average |
| Flowers | panicle flowers are found on short stalks on the top of the plant, July-August |
| Leaves | variable and coarse, usually opposite and maybe toothed or entire, sand paper texture |
| Stems | stout stem, usually covered with stiff hair, and short rhizomes |
| Roots | taproot |
| Dimensions | 2'-3' tall and one of the shorter Silphium, can form small thickets |
| Propagation | easy from seed |
| Misc Facts | North American Prairies |
| Author's Notes | The foliage of this plant is variable. When I first saw a group of Rosin Weed, I thought there were a few different types of plants in the group. But they all turned out to be Rosin Weed. |
| Notes & Reference | #09-The Prairie Garden (J. Robert Smith with Beatrice Smith), #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #224-Prairie Nursery web site (www.prairienursery.com) |
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