Silphium compositum var. venosum

Silphium compositum var. venosum

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Silphium

Eucosma giganteanaGiant Eucosma
Papaipema baptisiaeWild Indigo Borer, Indigo Stem Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

36BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Silphium

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

7Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Silphium

Dianthidium curvatum
Dieunomia heteropoda
Megachile parallela
Melissodes dentiventris
Melissodes vernoniae
Melissodes wheeleri
Paranthidium jugatorium

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: ASTERACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	G5T3T4
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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