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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
Go to FSUS key
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 S. latissimifolia and to the S. rugosa complex in "Solidago aestivalis in the Carolinas" (a PDF).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solidago aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Solidago rugosa
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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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago aestivalis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Solidago aestivalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Solidago rugosa ssp. rugosa var. sphagnophila
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Solidago rugosa
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
4371
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: sandhill seeps, mountain bogs, other saturated and sphagnous habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves pinnately veined (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 well-developed paniculiform inflorescences
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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