Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum

Other Common Names:  Cup Rosinweed, carpentar weed, Indian-cup
Bloom period: Late Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow

Wildlife Value Score:  4
Seed Availability:  2
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This native can be found in moist areas along borders of streams, floodplains, low thickets throughout the tallgrass reason. Native Americans and early settlers called this plant "big weed" because of its large size.  They used a smoke treatment for head colds and rheumatism.