Solidago boottii Hooker. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Argutae. Subsection: Argutae. Boott’s Goldenrod. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Dry open woodlands, dry slopes, often in sandy or rocky soils. Dist: C. SC south to s. AL, west to LA, AR, and s. MO, most common in the Ozarks. Reported for n. WV by Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton (2006), but it seems likely that this is based on different interpretations of the taxa.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy: = Il, Tx, Semple et al (2021); = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. boottii (Hook.) G.H.Morton; = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. caroliniana (A.Gray) G.H.Morton var. boottii (Hook.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. – Ar, FNA20; = Solidago arguta Aiton var. boottii (Hook.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. – K1, K3, K4, SE1, Tn; < Solidago arguta Aiton – RAB; < Solidago arguta Aiton var. caroliniana A.Gray – C; > Solidago arguta Aiton var. strigosa (Small) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.; > Solidago boottii Hook. – F, S, WV; > Solidago boottii Hook. var. boottii – G, Johnson (1995); > Solidago strigosa – F, G, S

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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 ?: 7