Silphium+terebinthinaceam



= = =Silphium Terebinthinaceam =

Description: its common name is prairie dock. Its high is usually around 3 to 10 feet. It usually blooms from July to September. It takes low maintenance and requires a medium amount of water. The silphium terebinthinaceam looks relatively close to a sunflower with its yellow flower pedals. It is a slow growing plant which usually takes about 2-3 years for the flower pedals to come to a complete, bright, yellow pedal. Since the silphium terebinthinaceam can grow up to 10 feet, it can become a good border around your garden, the front of your house, or the back of your house. 2 similar plants to the silphium terebinthinaceam are the [|Silphium][|in tegrifolium] and the [|Silphium][|laciniatum]. Each leaf has a thick sand papery surface, mainly on the bottom, and is up to 18" long and 12" wide. On new leaves growing, the top surface is hairless and shiny. The petioles are about 6" long. They are narrow and thin. They are usually light green or brown. The leaves of a silphium terebinthinaceam usually grow more during the summer time. Prairies, dry woods and glades are where a prairie dock is usually found. It is in flower from July to August and the seeds ripen in August to grow into a sunflower shaped form.

websites used: http://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/wildflowers-forbs/silphium-terebinthinaceum-prairie-dock http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Silphium+terebinthinaceum http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=site http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/pr_dockx.htm http://www.prairienursery.com/store/product_plant_info_-terebinthinaceum_prairie-dock-p-261.html#.UZJQulFnBh I