Cup plant
Scientific names: Silphium perfoliatum
Family: Asteraceae/Compositae
Alternate names: Indian Gum, Pilot Plant, Polar Plant, Prairie Dock, Ragged Cup, Rosinweed, Silphe Perfolié, Silphion Perfolié, Turpentine Weed
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