List of plants known as compass plant explained

Compass plant is a common name of several plants:

• Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions
• Silene acaulis, also known as moss campion or cushion pink, found in the Arctic and in mountain habitats
• Silphium laciniatum, native to eastern North America
• Wyethia angustifolia, California compass plant, native to western North America