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Solidago nemoralis W. Aiton. Subgenus: Nemorales. Common name: Eastern Gray Goldenrod. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Woodlands, glades, barrens, roadbanks. Distribution: NS west to ND, south to Panhandle FL and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Il, Mi, Semple & Beck (2023), Semple (2023e); = Solidago nemoralis Aiton ssp. nemoralis — Ar, FNA20, NE, NY, POWO, Semple, Kornobis, & Bzovsky (2018); = Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. nemoralis — NcTx, Oh3, Tx, Va; < Solidago nemoralis Aiton — Fl7, Pa, RAB, S, Tn, W, WH3, Johnson (1995); > Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. haleana Fernald — C, F, G, SE1, Tat, WV; > Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. nemoralis — C, F, G, SE1, Tat, WV; Solidago nemoralis Aiton — (basionym)

Links to other floras: = Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralis - FNA20

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of woodlands, glades, barrens and road banks.

Stems: Stems (1-6 per plant) unbranched and covered with short, white hairs that create a gray-green appearance; inflorescence may lean with weight of flowers.

Leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem. Basal leaves on winged petioles (but not sheathing), oblong-spoon-shaped, 2-4 in. long, toothed and hairy; upper leaves sessile, smaller, not toothed, hairy and with tufts of tiny leaves in the axils.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) along the nodding branches of a vaguely pyramidal terminal array, mostly on the upper side of each branch; heads about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5-11 small, yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of a few tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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Height: 1 1/2-3 ft.

plant sale text: Eastern gray goldenrod is an easy goldenrod to use in a garden. It is compact and reliably upright and won't spread aggressively throughout your beds. This low maintenance, drought-tolerant plant is a good choice for late season color and is also attractive to native pollinators. The name gray goldenrod comes from the minute pubescence on the stem and leaves that imparts a grayish color which contrasts nicely with the golden fall blooms. The genus Solidago supports up to 112 species of lepidoptera.

bloom table text: Eastern gray goldenrod is an easy goldenrod to use in a garden. It is compact and reliably upright and won't spread aggressively throughout your beds. This low maintenance, drought-tolerant plant is a good choice for late season color and is also attractive to native pollinators. The name gray goldenrod comes from the minute pubescence on the stem and leaves that imparts a grayish color which contrasts nicely with the golden fall blooms. The genus Solidago supports up to 112 species of lepidoptera.

description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of woodlands, glades, barrens and road banks.

stems: Stems (1-6 per plant) unbranched and covered with short, white hairs that create a gray-green appearance; inflorescence may lean with weight of flowers.

leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem. Basal leaves on winged petioles (but not sheathing), oblong-spoon-shaped, 2-4 in. long, toothed and hairy; upper leaves sessile, smaller, not toothed, hairy and with tufts of tiny leaves in the axils.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) along the nodding branches of a vaguely pyramidal terminal array, mostly on the upper side of each branch; heads about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5-11 small, yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of a few tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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native range: most of U.S. and Canada