Solidago racemosa Greene. Subgenus: Solidago. Section: Erectae. Series: Erectae. Sticky Goldenrod. Phen: Aug-Sep. Hab: Rocky, flood-scoured riversides. Dist: ME and QC south to n. VA and WV; plants in the Cumberland Plateau of KY and ne. TN (Churchill & Schell 1992; Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) previously attributed to S. racemosa appear to be a mix of true S. racemosa and a population perhaps best considered either as a disjunct and somewhat morphologically disparate part of the newly named S. arenicola or as a new taxon (Floden 2012).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = K4, NY, Tn, Va, WV, Semple & Peirson (2013); = Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. racemosa (Greene) Ringius – C, FNA20, K1, NE; = Solidago spathulata DC. ssp. randii (Porter) Cronquist var. racemosa (Greene) Cronquist – G, SE1; > Solidago racemosa Greene var. racemosa – F; < Solidago simplex Kunth – Johnson (1995); < Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. randii (Porter) Ringius var. racemosa (Greene) Ringius – Pa; > Solidago victorinii – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 9