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Image Title: Seedlings of the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum
Image Credit: John M. Pleasants
AJB Editor: Nels R. Lersten, Iowa State University
Intended End User: Teacher, Student
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Copyright held by: John M. Pleasants, BSA
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Seedlings of the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum, in a restored prairie on the Iowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa. All seedling leaves are facing the same direction (east).

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Dispersion of seedlings of the prairie compass plant, Silphium laciniatum (Asteracea)

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