Chrysoma Nuttall. Woody Goldenrod.
A monotypic genus, a shrub, of se. North America. Chrysoma has sometimes been treated as a component within Solidago, but its many morphological peculiarities and phylogenetic position as sister to Solidago argue for genus rank (see Semple & Beck 2023).
Ref: Cronquist (1980); Nesom (2000b); Nesom (2006w) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006b); Semple & Beck (2023). Show full citations.
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