Solidago pulchra

Solidago pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species: S. pulchra
Binomial name
Solidago pulchra
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Solidago pulchra , the Carolina goldenrod,[1] is a rare North American plant species in the sunflower family. It has been found only in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina in the southeastern United States.[2]

Solidago pulchra is a hairless perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a branched woody rootstock. One plant can produce as many as 50 flower in an elongated array. Ray flowers are yellow, 6-14 per head. Disc flowers number 12-30 per head. The species grows in moist, sandy depressions in pine woodlands.[3]

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