| Scientific Name | Silphium gracile | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Composite
Upright to 6 feet tall. Sparingly branched in upper portion. Flower: Head to 3 in. across. 16-20 yellow ray flowers. Numerous yellow disc flowers. Heads solitary, few, terminal at ends of leafless stalks of irregular lengths. Leaves: To 6 in. long. Coarse-textured and rough to touch. Lower leaves opposite, usually coarsely toothed. Upper leaves becoming alternate, fewer, smaller, the margins entire. | |||||||||||||
|
Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 181 | |||||||||||||
April - September
| |||||||||||||
|
Sap |
| The common name comes from the sticky sap secreted along the stems and leavs. Has been used as chewing gum. |
|
Full plant |