Silphium+perfoliatum LeafArrangement
Description:
Leaf arrangement of Cupplant displayed. The leaves positioned opposite of each other on the square stems are in fact connected and collect water from rain or dew. This attracts a variety of insects like butterflies, and birds such as Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Currently considered a Threatened species in Michigan.
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Asterales
- Asteraceae (composite family)
- Silphium (rosinweed)
- Silphium perfoliatum (cup plant)
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