Solidago randii (Porter) Britton. Subgenus: Solidago. Section: Erectae. Series: Humiles. Common name: Rand's Goldenrod. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Cliffs and barrens, primarily over mafic (such as greenstone and hornblende) or calcareous rocks. Distribution: NS west to ON and MI, south to w. VA and WV.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NY, POWO, Va, WV, Semple & Peirson (2013); = Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) G.S.Ringius; = Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. randii; = Solidago simplex Kunth var. randii (Porter) Kartesz & Gandhi; = Solidago spathulata DC. ssp. randii (Porter) Cronquist var. randii — G; > Solidago maxoni Pollard — F; > Solidago randii (Porter) Britton — F; < Solidago simplex Kunth — Johnson (1995); < Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. monticola (Porter) Ringius — C, FNA20, NE; < Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. racemosa (Greene) Ringius — Pa. Basionym: Solidago virgaurea L. var. randii Porter 1893
Links to other floras: < Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. monticola - 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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