Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Not well known owing to confusion with the much more widespread S. mexicana. Read more about Northern Seaside Goldenrod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Solidago sempervirens ssp. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A multivariate study of the Solidago sempervirens complex (Semple et al., 2016a)
Solidago sempervirens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-014?:
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago sempervirens
COMMON NAME:
Northern Seaside Goldenrod
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September Washington County ME
Lower leaves oblanceolate to narrowly ovate, gradually tapering to petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
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September Washington County ME
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September Washington County ME
Leaves somewhat fleshy, the stem leaves reduced but not very markedly so, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Solidago sempervirens ssp. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A multivariate study of the Solidago sempervirens complex (Semple et al., 2016a)
Solidago sempervirens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-014?:
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago sempervirens
3597
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Rare
Habitat: Coastal dunes, dune slacks, maritime wet grasslands, tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves basally disposed (basal & lower stem leaves larger, petiolate, & usually persistent); middle and upper stem leaves smaller & less petiolate
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary
Flower heads in elongate secund inflorescences
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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