Solidago arguta Aiton. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Argutae. Subsection: Argutae. Forest Goldenrod. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Woodlands, woodland borders, bluffs, sloped forests, road margins or cut-over woods. Dist: S. ME and s. ON south to NC and TN; disjunct in s. OL, MO, and (?) AR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Some western populations have been called S. arguta var. neurolepis or S. neurolepis (see synonymy); this has alternately been considered to be a hybrid.

Synonymy: = F, G, Il, S, Tat, Semple et al (2021); = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. arguta – C, SE1, W; = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. arguta var. arguta – FNA20; = Solidago arguta Aiton – K4, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va; < Solidago arguta Aiton – RAB; < Solidago arguta Aiton – K1, Johnson (1995); > Solidago arguta Aiton var. neurolepis (Fernald) Steyerm.; > Solidago neurolepis Fernald – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 5