Flora of the Southeastern United States

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of woodlands, glades, barrens and road banks.

Stems: Stems (1-6 per plant) unbranched and covered with short, white hairs that create a gray-green appearance; inflorescence may lean with weight of flowers.

Leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem. Basal leaves on winged petioles (but not sheathing), oblong-spoon-shaped, 2-4 in. long, toothed and hairy; upper leaves sessile, smaller, not toothed, hairy and with tufts of tiny leaves in the axils.

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Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) along the nodding branches of a vaguely pyramidal terminal array, mostly on the upper side of each branch; heads about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5-11 small, yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of a few tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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Height: 1 1/2-3 ft.

plant sale text: Eastern gray goldenrod is an easy goldenrod to use in a garden. It is compact and reliably upright and won't spread aggressively throughout your beds. This low maintenance, drought-tolerant plant is a good choice for late season color and is also attractive to native pollinators. The name gray goldenrod comes from the minute pubescence on the stem and leaves that imparts a grayish color which contrasts nicely with the golden fall blooms. The genus Solidago supports up to 112 species of lepidoptera.

bloom table text: Eastern gray goldenrod is an easy goldenrod to use in a garden. It is compact and reliably upright and won't spread aggressively throughout your beds. This low maintenance, drought-tolerant plant is a good choice for late season color and is also attractive to native pollinators. The name gray goldenrod comes from the minute pubescence on the stem and leaves that imparts a grayish color which contrasts nicely with the golden fall blooms. The genus Solidago supports up to 112 species of lepidoptera.

description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of woodlands, glades, barrens and road banks.

stems: Stems (1-6 per plant) unbranched and covered with short, white hairs that create a gray-green appearance; inflorescence may lean with weight of flowers.

leaves: Leaves basal and alternate on the stem. Basal leaves on winged petioles (but not sheathing), oblong-spoon-shaped, 2-4 in. long, toothed and hairy; upper leaves sessile, smaller, not toothed, hairy and with tufts of tiny leaves in the axils.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) along the nodding branches of a vaguely pyramidal terminal array, mostly on the upper side of each branch; heads about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5-11 small, yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of a few tiny, yellow tubular florets.

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native range: most of U.S. and Canada