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Solidago

not marked as a favorite taxon Solidago glomerata Michaux. Common name: Skunk Goldenrod. Phenology: Mid Aug-Oct. Habitat: High elevation situations, including grassy balds, rock outcrops, heath balds, northern hardwood forests, and spruce-fir forests. Distribution: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic, restricted to w. NC and e. TN (perhaps reaching its northern limit on Elk Knob, Watauga County, NC)

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Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Glomeruliflorae.

ID notes: The basal rosettes are evergreen, and are a conspicuous component of the winter flora at high elevations. The plants have a distinctive skunky odor, easily smelled without touching or bruising the plant.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tn, W. Basionym: Solidago glomerata Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Solidago glomerata - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect-ascending, rhizomatous perennial of high-elevation habitats, including grassy balds, rock outcrops, heath balds, northern hardwood forests and spruce-fir forests.

Stems: Stems 1-5, smooth below but hairy in inflorescence.

Leaves: Leaves basal (present at flowering) and alternate on stem, thick and fleshy. Basal and lower leaves winged-petiolate, lance-shaped to elliptic, to 10 in. long, toothed; upper leaves sessile, narrowly lance-shaped, hairy-margined.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in leafy, raceme-like terminal and axillary clusters; heads 1/2-3/4 in. long, consisting of 6-13 yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of 12-28 tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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Comments: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic, restricted to w. NC and e. TN. Plants have a distinctive skunky odor, easily smelled without touching or bruising the plant.

Height: 1 1/2-3 ft.

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description: Erect-ascending, rhizomatous perennial of high-elevation habitats, including grassy balds, rock outcrops, heath balds, northern hardwood forests and spruce-fir forests.

stems: Stems 1-5, smooth below but hairy in inflorescence.

leaves: Leaves basal (present at flowering) and alternate on stem, thick and fleshy. Basal and lower leaves winged-petiolate, lance-shaped to elliptic, to 10 in. long, toothed; upper leaves sessile, narrowly lance-shaped, hairy-margined.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) in leafy, raceme-like terminal and axillary clusters; heads 1/2-3/4 in. long, consisting of 6-13 yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of 12-28 tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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comments: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic, restricted to w. NC and e. TN. Plants have a distinctive skunky odor, easily smelled without touching or bruising the plant.

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