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Solidago

not marked as a favorite taxon Solidago flexicaulis Linnaeus. Common name: Zigzag Goldenrod, Broad-leaved Goldenrod. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Moist wooded slopes, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: NS, ON, and ND south to GA, AL, and KS.

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Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Glomeruliflorae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA20, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WV, Johnson (1995); > Solidago latifolia L. — Tat. Basionym: Solidago flexicaulis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Solidago flexicaulis - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image #1 of Solidago flexicaulis© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Solidago flexicaulis© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect-ascending, rhizomatous perennial of moist wooded slopes, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks.

Stems: Stems slightly angled, usually unbranched, zigzagging between nodes, smooth to sparsely hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate (no basal rosette), wing-petioled, oval to lance-shaped with abruptly tapered base, 2 1/2-5 in. long (reduced above), sharply toothed, hairy along mid-vein beneath.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in short raceme-like clusters at stem end and in leaf axils; heads 1/8-1/4 in. wide, consisting of 1-5 tiny, yellow ray florets encircling a small disk of 4-8 tiny, yellow, tubular florets.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

plant sale text: Zigzag goldenrod is a woodland goldenrod that is a great choice for sun-dappled, partly shaded areas with average, well-drained soils, but it will also grow well in full shade. This shade-tolerant goldenrod has broad, coarsely toothed leaves and flowers that occur in leaf axils along the stem, similar to axillary goldenrod (Solidago caesia). Plant this species in a shady woodland garden to bring a vibrant pop of color in the fall.

bloom table text:

description: Erect-ascending, rhizomatous perennial of moist wooded slopes, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks.

stems: Stems slightly angled, usually unbranched, zigzagging between nodes, smooth to sparsely hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate (no basal rosette), wing-petioled, oval to lance-shaped with abruptly tapered base, 2 1/2-5 in. long (reduced above), sharply toothed, hairy along mid-vein beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in short raceme-like clusters at stem end and in leaf axils; heads 1/8-1/4 in. wide, consisting of 1-5 tiny, yellow ray florets encircling a small disk of 4-8 tiny, yellow, tubular florets.

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native range: eastern & central North America



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