Solidago curtisii Torrey & A. Gray. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Glomeruliflorae. Curtis’s Goldenrod. Phen: Sep-Oct. Hab: Moist forested slopes, and rarely in mafic woodlands in the Piedmont of VA. Dist: A Central and Southern Appalachian endemic: WV south to n. GA and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Var. curtisii, with stem glabrous or slightly puberulent in the inflorescence, and var. pubens (M.A. Curtis) A. Gray, with stem densely puberulent, are sometimes distinguished. They do not appear to be worthy of taxonomic recognition.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, K3, K4, Pa, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WV; = Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & A.Gray) Wood – Johnson (1995); = Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray var. curtisii – FNA20; < Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray – K1; > Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray – S; < Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray var. curtisii – RAB; > Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray var. curtisii – F, G; > Solidago curtisii Torr. & A.Gray var. pubens (M.A.Curtis) A.Gray – F, G, RAB; > Solidago pubens M.A.Curtis – S
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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