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CCDBAngiospermsCompositaeSilphiumSilphium trifoliatum L.

6 chromosome counts in Silphium trifoliatum L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L.   14 IPCN online Xu, H. y., M. y. Chang & L. c. Tian. 1992. Studies on the karyotypes of 8 species in Silphium. Chin. Bull. Bot. 9(3): 47–49.
  Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L.   14 IPCN67-71 SETTLE, w. J. 1967. The chromosome morphology in the genus Silphium (Compositae). Ohio Jour. Sci. 67: 10-19.
  Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L.   14 Fedorov, 1974 Taylor W. R. 1926
  Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L.   14, 14+1B Fedorov, 1974 Fisher T. R., Cruden 1962
  Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L.   16 Fedorov, 1974 Merrell 1900
!   Silphium trifoliatum L. Silphium trifoliatum L. 7, 7+1   Cave1962 Fisher & Cruden 1962