Solidago aestivalis E.P. Bicknell. Subgenus: Pleiactila. Section: Venosae. Subsection: Venosae. Peat-loving Goldenrod. Phen: Aug-Oct. Hab: Sandhill seeps, mountain bogs, other saturated and sphagnous habitats. Dist: NS and ME south to NC; reports from SC are based on misidentifications.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Sorrie (2018a) for detailed discussion.

Synonymy: = K4, NE, Sorrie (2018a) in Weakley et al (2018a); = n/a – Tat; = Solidago rugosa Mill. ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila C.Graves – C, FNA20, G, K1, K3, Pa, Johnson (1995); = Solidago rugosa Mill. var. sphagnophila C.Graves – F, NY; < Solidago rugosa Mill. – GW2, Va; < Solidago rugosa Mill. ssp. rugosa – W; < 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: 9