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prairie dock
Silphium terebinthinaceum
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Asterales ›Family: Asteraceae ›Genus: Silphium
About
Silphium terebinthinaceum is a member of the Asteraceae, a family that includes sunflowers, commonly referred to as prairie dock or prairie rosinweed. "Rosinweed" became one of the plant's common names due to the fact that upon injury, resin flows from the wound, giving the plant a sweet smell. Tea brewed from the roots of the prairie dock have a variety of medical applications in Native American culture. The smoke from this plant has also been used...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of prairie dock is Silphium terebinthinaceum.
- prairie dock belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- prairie dock belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- prairie dock belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- prairie dock belongs to the order Asterales.
- prairie dock belongs to the family Asteraceae.
- prairie dock belongs to the genus Silphium.