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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago altissima var. pluricephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This variety was resurrected by Semple et al (2015). However, reading the text on page 15 does not inspire confidence in the validity of var. pluricephala... Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago altissima ssp. altissima
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Solidago canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-030?:
Solidago altissima FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Solidago canadensis var. scabra
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago hirsutissima
COMMON NAME:
Southern Tall Goldenrod
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_soal6_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm211012_4216
October Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Intermediates between var. altissima and var. pluricephala occur..., per Asterae Lab: Classification and illustrations of goldenrods (J.C. Semple).
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JK Marlow jkm211012_4217
October Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Upper stem leaves reduced in size relative to the mid-stem leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago altissima var. pluricephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago altissima ssp. altissima
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Solidago canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-030?:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Solidago canadensis var. scabra
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago hirsutissima
4470
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves 3-nerved
Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in well-developed paniculiform inflorescences
FRUIT:
Achene
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