Solidago sphacelata Rafinesque. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Argutae. Subsection: Brachychaeta. Common name: Limestone Goldenrod, Heartleaved Goldenrod. Phenology: (Jul-) Aug-Sep (-Oct). Habitat: Rock outcrops and dry rocky forests, usually over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: C. VA, s. WV, s. OH, c. IN, and s. IL south to n. GA, c. AL, and ne. MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA20, G, Il, K4, POWO, RAB, SE1, Tn, Va, W, WV, Johnson (1995), Semple et al (2021); = Brachychaeta cordata (Short & Peter) Torr. & A.Gray; = Brachychaeta sphacelata (Raf.) Britton — S; = Solidago cordata Short & Peter. Basionym: Solidago sphacelata Raf. 1820
Links to other floras: = Solidago sphacelata - FNA20
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect to ascending-arching perennial from a basal rosette, found on rock outcrops and in dry rocky forests, usually over calcareous or mafic rocks.
Stems: Stem usually 1, typically covered with dense spreading hairs.
Leaves: Basal leaves present at flowering, petiolate and slightly winged, basically heart-shaped (though base may be barely notched), 1 1/2-4 1/2 in. long, coarsely sharp-toothed, spreading-hairy above and sparsely so beneath; stem leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, oval to lance-shaped and reduced upward.
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Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) clustered along arching branches of a terminal array, primarily along 1 side of each branch; heads 1/4 in. or less long, consisting of 3-6 yellow ray florets (may have 2-3 teeth at the tip) encircling a center disk of 3-6 tiny, yellow tubular florets. 2-3 series of tiny, unequally, oval bracts surround the narrowly bell-shaped base of each head.
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Height: 1 1/2-3 1/2 ft.
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description: Erect to ascending-arching perennial from a basal rosette, found on rock outcrops and in dry rocky forests, usually over calcareous or mafic rocks.
stems: Stem usually 1, typically covered with dense spreading hairs.
leaves: Basal leaves present at flowering, petiolate and slightly winged, basically heart-shaped (though base may be barely notched), 1 1/2-4 1/2 in. long, coarsely sharp-toothed, spreading-hairy above and sparsely so beneath; stem leaves alternate, short-petiolate to sessile, oval to lance-shaped and reduced upward.
inflorescence:
flowers: Composite flowers (heads) clustered along arching branches of a terminal array, primarily along 1 side of each branch; heads 1/4 in. or less long, consisting of 3-6 yellow ray florets (may have 2-3 teeth at the tip) encircling a center disk of 3-6 tiny, yellow tubular florets. 2-3 series of tiny, unequally, oval bracts surround the narrowly bell-shaped base of each head.
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