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The compass plant. See under Compass.
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A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.
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North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
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any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
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Rosinweed (Silphium) is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern North America. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 0.5-4 m tall, with yellow (rarely white) flowerheads.
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