Solidago boottii Hooker. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Argutae. Subsection: Argutae. Common name: Boott’s Goldenrod. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Dry open woodlands, dry slopes, often in sandy or rocky soils. Distribution: C. SC south to s. AL, west to LA, AR, and s. MO, most common in the Ozarks. Reported for n. WV by Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton (2006), but it seems likely that this is based on different interpretations of the taxa.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Il, Tx, Semple et al (2021); = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. boottii (Hook.) G.H.Morton; = Solidago arguta Aiton ssp. caroliniana (A.Gray) G.H.Morton var. boottii (Hook.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. — Ar, FNA20; = Solidago arguta Aiton var. boottii (Hook.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm. — K4, POWO, SE1, Tn; < Solidago arguta Aiton — RAB; < Solidago arguta Aiton var. caroliniana A.Gray — C; > Solidago arguta Aiton var. strigosa (Small) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.; > Solidago boottii Hook. — F, S, WV; > Solidago boottii Hook. var. boottii — G, Johnson (1995); > Solidago strigosa Small — F, G, S. Basionym: Solidago boottii Hook. 1835

Links to other floras: = Solidago arguta ssp. caroliniana var. boottii - FNA20

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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 ⓘ: 7