Solidago rugosa P. Miller var. aspera (Aiton) Fernald. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Venosae. Subsection: Venosae. Phen: Aug-Nov. Hab: Fields, forests, roadsides. Dist: ME west to MI, south to FL and TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = Mi, NcTx, NY, Oh3, Tn, WV, Sorrie (2018a) in Weakley et al (2018a); = Solidago aspera Aiton – Il; = Solidago rugosa Mill. ssp. aspera (Aiton) Cronquist var. aspera – Ar, FNA20, K3, K4, NE, Pa; < Solidago altissima L. – S, misapplied; < Solidago rugosa Mill. – GW2, Va; < Solidago rugosa Mill. ssp. aspera (Aiton) Cronquist – C, G, K1, SE1, W; < Solidago rugosa Mill. var. aspera (Aiton) Fernald – F, Fl7, Tat, WH3; < Solidago rugosa Mill. var. rugosa – RAB

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 7