Solidago sphacelata
| Solidago sphacelata | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. sphacelata |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago sphacelata Raf. 1820 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Solidago sphacelata, commonly known as false goldenrod or autumn goldenrod,[3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the sunflower family. It is native to the eastern United States from Virginia and the Carolinas west as far as Illinois and Mississippi.[4]
Solidago sphacelata is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with an underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 250 small yellow flower heads in a large branching array at the top of the plant.[3]
References
- ↑ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 401.
- ↑ The Plant List, Solidago sphacelata Raf.
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Solidago sphacelata Rafinesque, 1820. False or autumn goldenrod
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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