Solidago nana

Solidago nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. nana
Binomial name
Solidago nana
Nutt. 1840
Synonyms[1][2][3]

Solidago nana is a North American plant species in the sunflower family, with the common names baby goldenrod[4] and dwarf goldenrod.[5] The species is native to deserts and mountainsides in the western United States, from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Basin in the States of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.[6][7][8]

Solidago nana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The leaves near the bottom of the stem are narrow, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long; leaves get progressively smaller higher up on the stem. One plant can produce as many as 100 small yellow flower heads in a large, flat-topped array at the top of the plant.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Solidago nana Nutt.
  2. ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana
  3. ↑ Semple, J.C. and J. Peirson. 2013. A revised nomenclature for the Solidago simplex complex (Asteraceae: Astereae). Phytoneuron 2013-41. 1-5. Published 1 July 2013. ISSN 2153-733X incorrect citations of basionym
  4. ↑ "Solidago nana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 Flora of North America, Solidago nana Nuttall, 1841. Baby or dwarf goldenrod
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  7. ↑ University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Solidago nana Baby or Dwarf Goldenrod description, photos, distribution map
  8. ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter, Solidago nana Nutt. description, photos, distribution map

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