Solidago buckleyi
| Solidago buckleyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. buckleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago buckleyi Torr. & A. Gray | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aster buckleyi (Torrey & A. Gray) Kuntze | |
Solidago buckleyi, Buckley's goldenrod,[2] is a species of goldenrod native to central North America. It an uncommon species with a small range, being found mainly in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri, and in the uplands near the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River near southern Illinois and western Kentucky. There are also a few isolated populations reported from Indiana.[3] Its preferred habitat is open oak woodlands. [4]
Solidago buckleyi is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall with large woody taproots. Basal leaves wilt before flowering time; stem leaves get progressively smaller further up the stem. Heads number up to 160, in an elongate paniculate array. Ray flowers 6-8 per head, disc flowers 8-14.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Solidago buckleyi Torr. & A.Gray
- ↑ "Solidago buckleyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America
- ↑ Gleason, H. A. 1968. The Sympetalous Dicotyledoneae. vol. 3. 596 pp. In H. A. Gleason. New Britton and Brown Illustrated Flora of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (ed. 3). New York Botanical Garden, New York.
