Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
A recent split off of the S. rugosa complex, and very poorly known. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Sorrie provides a detailed comparison of S. aestivalis to Solidago latissimifolia and to the S. rugosa complex in "Solidago aestivalis in the Carolinas" (a PDF).
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Solidago aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Solidago rugosa var. sphagnophila
COMMON NAME:
Peat-loving Goldenrod
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