Solidago ulmifolia
| Solidago ulmifolia | |
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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. ulmifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd. 1803 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Solidago ulmifolia, commonly known as elmleaf goldenrod,[3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the sunflower family. It is found in Canada (Ontario and Nova Scotia) and the eastern and central United States (from Maine west to Minnesota, south as far as Texas and the Florida Panhandle).[4]
Solidago ulmifolia is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with a woody underground caudex. One plant can produce as many as 150 small yellow flower heads in a large, open, branching array at the top of the plant.[5]
References
- ↑ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 391.
- ↑ The Plant List, Solidago ulmifolia Muhl. ex Willd.
- ↑ "Solidago ulmifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Solidago ulmifolia Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, 1803. Elm-leaf goldenrod
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