Date Photo Taken: April 6, 2012
Location: Jesup, Ga
Posted By: mat
Notes:
My brother and sister-in-law found several of these where they walk for exercise and wanted to transplant a couple. They thought some kind of fern and when they dug it up it had a carrot like root.
Bobby Unregistered says:
Rosin weed has a similar foliage. By late summer it grows a 4 to 5 foot stalk with yellow flowers. I’ve seen it along power/pipe line easements and occasionally along the highways. My photo here http://www.flickr.com/photos/pix2pix/6910940410/
April 14th, 2012 at 11:08 pmI know it grows a taproot but, I have no idea if it looks like what you have pictured. Can’t wait to dig one up now! USDA info here
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SICO5&photoID=sico5_003_avp.tif
Also see the comment from this gardener on Plantfiles here http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/165784/
Walter Reeves The Georgia Gardener says:
I think Bobby has it!
check this link and note the red veins
April 16th, 2012 at 10:21 amhttp://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/silphium.htm
mat Registered says:
Thanks so much!
April 19th, 2012 at 9:28 pm