| Silphium brachiatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Silphium |
| Species: | S. brachiatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Silphium brachiatum | |
Silphium brachiatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known commonly as Cumberland rosinweed. [1] It is a rare member of the genus Silphium and is native to the southern Cumberland Plateau where it is found in only a few counties of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It was described by Augustin Gattinger, the first state botanist of Tennessee. [1]
