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Solidago

not marked as a favorite taxon Solidago arguta W. Aiton. Common name: Forest Goldenrod. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Woodlands, woodland borders, bluffs, sloped forests, road margins or cut-over woods. Distribution: S. ME and s. ON south to NC and TN; disjunct in s. IL, MO, and (?) AR.

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Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Argutae. Subsection: Argutae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Some western populations have been called S. arguta var. neurolepis or S. neurolepis (see synonymy); this has alternately been considered to be a hybrid.

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G, Il, S, Tat, Semple et al (2021); = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. arguta — C, SE1, W; = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. arguta var. arguta — FNA20; = Solidago arguta Aiton — NE, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va; < Solidago arguta Aiton — RAB; < Solidago arguta Aiton — Johnson (1995); > Solidago arguta Aiton — K4; > Solidago arguta Aiton var. neurolepis (Fernald) Steyerm. — K4; > Solidago neurolepis Fernald — F. Basionym: Solidago arguta Aiton 1789

Links to other floras: = Solidago arguta ssp. arguta var. arguta - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #4 of Solidago arguta© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect to arching, rhizomatous perennial of moist to dry upland forests, woodlands, barrens and clearings.

Stems: Stems sometimes obscurely angled, branched above, mostly smooth.

Leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem, winged-petiolate, elliptic to oval, 2-5 in. long (reduced and sessile upward), toothed, smooth to slightly rough-hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in an open, leafy, pyramidal array of branches at top of plant, the heads mostly on 1 side of each branch; heads consisting of 2-8 small, yellow ray florets encircling a small center disk of 8-20 tiny, yellow, tubular florets. 3-4 series of tiny bracts surround the cup-shaped base of each head.

Fruits:

Comments: Several varieties can be distinguished in our region with the help of technical manuals: var. caroliniana, var. arguta, and var. boottii. Image here is of S. arguta var. caroliniana.

Height: 2-3 ft.

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description: Erect to arching, rhizomatous perennial of moist to dry upland forests, woodlands, barrens and clearings.

stems: Stems sometimes obscurely angled, branched above, mostly smooth.

leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem, winged-petiolate, elliptic to oval, 2-5 in. long (reduced and sessile upward), toothed, smooth to slightly rough-hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in an open, leafy, pyramidal array of branches at top of plant, the heads mostly on 1 side of each branch; heads consisting of 2-8 small, yellow ray florets encircling a small center disk of 8-20 tiny, yellow, tubular florets. 3-4 series of tiny bracts surround the cup-shaped base of each head.

fruits:

comments: Several varieties can be distinguished in our region with the help of technical manuals: var. caroliniana, var. arguta, and var. boottii. Image here is of S. arguta var. caroliniana.

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