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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Solidago altissima var. pluricephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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This variety was resurrected by Semple et al (2015). However, reading the text on page 15 does not inspire confidence in the validity of var. pluricephala... Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Flora of North America
Solidago altissima ssp. altissima
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Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Solidago canadensis
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-030?:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Solidago canadensis var. scabra
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Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago hirsutissima
COMMON NAME:
Southern Tall Goldenrod
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_soal6_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Solidago altissima var. pluricephala
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Solidago altissima ssp. altissima
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Solidago canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-030?:
Solidago altissima
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Solidago canadensis var. scabra
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago hirsutissima
4470
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in Mountains)
Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves 3-nerved
Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary
Flower heads in well-developed paniculate inflorescences
FRUIT:
Achene
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