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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago buckleyi
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago buckleyi
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago buckleyi
COMMON NAME:
Buckley’s Goldenrod
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago buckleyi
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago buckleyi
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago buckleyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago buckleyi
4644
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: forests, open ridgetop and bluff woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Alabama & possibly Georgia
Rare
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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 leaves 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 axillary clusters, with well-developed leaves in at least the lower part of the inflorescence
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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