Solidago racemosa E.L. Greene. Subgenus: Solidago. Section: Erectae. Series: Erectae. Common name: Sticky Goldenrod. Phenology: Aug-Sep. Habitat: Rocky, flood-scoured riversides. Distribution: ME and QC south to n. VA and WV; plants in the Cumberland Plateau of KY and ne. TN (Churchill & Schell 1992; Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) previously attributed to S. racemosa appear to be a mix of true S. racemosa and a population perhaps best considered either as a disjunct and somewhat morphologically disparate part of the newly named S. arenicola or as a new taxon (Floden 2012).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY, POWO, Tn, Va, WV, Semple & Peirson (2013); = Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. racemosa (Greene) Ringius — C, FNA20, NE; = Solidago spathulata DC. ssp. randii (Porter) Cronquist var. racemosa (Greene) Cronquist — G, SE1; > Solidago racemosa Greene var. racemosa — F; < Solidago simplex Kunth — Johnson (1995); < Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. racemosa (Greene) Ringius — Pa; > Solidago victorinii Fernald — F. Basionym: Solidago racemosa Greene 1897
Links to other floras: = Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa - FNA20
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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