Solidago fistulosa

Solidago fistulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. fistulosa
Binomial name
Solidago fistulosa
Mill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster fistulosus (Miller) Kuntze
  • Solidago aspericaulis A. H. Moore

Solidago fistulosa, the pine barren goldenrod,[2] is a plant species native to low-lying coastal areas of eastern North America. It grows in every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Louisiana to New Jersey.[3] It is generally found in bogs, along the edges of marshes, in drainage ditches, etc.[4]

Solidago fistulosa is an herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by underground rhizomes. It has winged petioles, broad leaf blades, and sometimes as many as 500 small yellow flower heads born in large branching arrays.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Solidago fistulosa
  2. ↑ "Solidago fistulosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America, Solidago fistulosa, Miller, 1768. Pine-barren goldenrod
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