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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago chapmanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago odora var. chapmanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago odora ssp. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago chapmanii
COMMON NAME:
Chapman's Goldenrod
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsodorachapmanii_lfseb
June Polk County FL
Lvs entire, anise-scented, main leaves ovate to lanceolate, 2-5x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsodorachapmanii_sebri
June Polk County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_s_chapmanii_71931
August Miami-Dade County FL
Ludlam Pineland Preserve
Flower heads in paniculiform arrays, openly secund, pyramidal, per Flora of North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmschapmanii_0
Month Unknown
Stem pubescence general and circumferential, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago chapmanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago odora var. chapmanii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago odora ssp. chapmanii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago chapmanii
2332
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry, open hammocks, pine rocklands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves not 3-nerved
Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)
Alternate (basal & lower stem leaves usually absent or withered at flowering)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in well-developed paniculiform inflorescences
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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