Flora of Pennsylvania

Silphium perfoliatum gallery

The leaves of this plant form a cup-like structure that collects water

Cup-Plant Gallery

Leaves
Leaves
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/17/2021
Plant form
Plant form
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/19/2021
Perfoliate leaves
Perfoliate leaves
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 06/24/2021
Flower
Flower
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/17/2021
Flower bud
Flower bud
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/17/2021
Flowers
Flowers
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/19/2021
Flower
Flower
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/23/2024
Flowers on a branch
Flowers on a branch
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/14/2021
Flowers
Flowers
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/14/2021
Bracts
Bracts

Bracts are exposed after flowering

Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/15/2025
Flower
Flower
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/23/2022
Growing by creek
Growing by creek
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/23/2022
Leaf
Leaf
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/23/2022
Forming seeds
Forming seeds
Buffalo Run Park (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/23/2022