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Asteraceae
Solidago

Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell. Common name: Riddell's Goldenrod. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Wet, calcareous prairies, fens, calcareous swamps, calcareous seeps. Distribution: ON and MB south to OH, IN, IL, n. AR, and KS; disjunct in w. VA and nw. GA. The specimen from Fort Monroe ("Fortress Monroe, Va." – Fernald 1950) is accurately identified but seems likely to a mislabeling.

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Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Ptarmicoidei.

ID notes: The leaves folded along the midvein to a sharp V is a useful field character.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A diploid species, 2n=18.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA20, G, GrPl, K4, Mi, Oh3, POWO; = Oligoneuron riddellii (Frank ex Riddell) Rydb. — Il, Nesom (1993b). Basionym: Solidago riddellii Frank ex Riddell 1835

Links to other floras: = Solidago riddellii - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Oligoneuron riddellii, Wet Prairie, Coosa Valley Prairies, Floyd County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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