Solidago altissima
Solidago altissima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. altissima
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Binomial name | |
Solidago altissima | |
Subspecies[2] | |
Synonyms[2][3][4] | |
Species
subsp. gilvocanescens
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Solidago altissima, the tall goldenrod[5] or late goldenrod,[6] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae which is widespread across much of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. It is common in much of its range and fairly tolerant of landscapes which have been disturbed by humans. It has become naturalized in many parts of the world.
Description
Solidago altissima is one to two meters (40 to 80 inches) in height with fine hairs on the stem. The leaves are located along the stem, not in a
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Upper stem of S. altissima
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Inflorescence of S. altissima
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S. altissima with a pollinator
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Colony of S. altissima in Japan
Chromosomes
Solidago altissima has a
Taxonomy
Solidago altissima has diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid populations as well as morphological variations which have generally led to classifying it into two subspecies. Roughly speaking, these subspecies can be identified as being from the eastern and western parts of the North American continent. At least in the Midwest, it is common to have plants of different ploidy interspersed, with little apparent tendency for one type to dominate even a fairly local geographical area.[7]
Within
- Subspecies
- Solidago altissima subsp. altissima is the autonym.[2]
- Solidago altissima subsp. gilvocanescens (Rydb.) Semple[2] differs from the autonym by range and has a smaller involucre size.[6]
Distribution and habitat
S. altissima is widespread across much of Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico.[6] It is common in much of its range and fairly tolerant of landscapes which have been disturbed by humans.[7]
S. a. subsp. altissima is in
S. a. subsp. gilvocanescens (Rydb.) Semple[2] is in western Canada and Ontario. In the United States, it is only east of the Mississippi River in Illinois and is then distributed west through the Great Plains states. In Mexico, it overlaps S. a. subsp. altissima except in the west.[4]
Ecology
Reproduction
Solidago altissima is
Herbivory defense
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
- Asphondylia monacha Osten Sacken, 1869 (spring generation only)
- Asphondylia solidaginis Beutenmuller, 1907 (bud), (leaf snap)
- Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862)
- Asteromyia tumifica (Beutenmuller, 1907)
- Epiblema scudderiana (Clemens, 1860)
- Eurosta solidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
- Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
- Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations)
- Rhopalomyia anthophila (Osten Sacken, 1869)
- Rhopalomyia clarkei
- Rhopalomyia racemicola
- Rhopalomyia solidaginis (spring, summer, and autumn generations)
- Rhopalomyia thompsoni
- Schizomyia racemicola
- Tephritis pura
- Calycomyza solidaginis Kaltenbach, 1869[10]
Chemical
S. altissima produce cysteine and serine protease inhibitors as an inducible defense against herbivory.[11] These protease inhibitors can negatively affect the digestive system of herbivores slowing growth and reproduction making them an effective mean of resistance.[12] The production of these inhibitors is costly and can vary between populations, possibly being lower in areas that are not subject to as much predation.[13][11]
Ducking
Ducking has been found to occur in populations of S. altissima as a defense mechanism. This is a process in which certain individuals within a population will bow until their tops point downward in an effort to hide from egg laying insects. This bowing is temporary, only occurring during the egg laying period of species that use the plant as a host, such as goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis) and the goldenrod bunch gall midge (Rhopalomyia solidaginis).[14] Insect species inject their eggs into goldenrod buds causing spherical swelling on the plant known as a gall.[15] Members of the population with this "candy-cane" phenotype experience a lower chance of hosting eggs and having galls formed by these herbivores.[14]
Individuals that undergo ducking are in the minority, with most individuals staying upright through growth and flowering.
Conservation
As of 2022[update], NatureServe listed Solidago altissima as Secure (G5) worldwide. It is Imperiled (S2) in Maine and New Brunswick and Critically Imperiled (S1) on Prince Edward Island. Its global status was last reviewed by NatureServe in May 2016.[1]
References
- ^ a b NatureServe (1 October 2022). "Solidago altissima". explorer.natureserve.org. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e POWO (2022). "Solidago altissima L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b POWO (2022). "Solidago altissima subsp. altissima". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b POWO (2022). "Solidago altissima subsp. gilvocanescens". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (2014). "Solidago altissima". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Semple, John C.; Cook, Rachel E. (2006). "Solidago altissima". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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Halverson, Kristy; Heard, Stephen B.; Nason, John D.; Stireman, John O. (2008). "Origins, distribution, and local co-occurrence of polyploid cytotypes in Solidago altissima (Asteraceae)". American Journal of Botany. 95 (1): 50–58. PMID 21632314.
- ^ Chen, Yilin; Semple, John C. (2006). "Solidago altissima". Flora of China. Retrieved 7 October 2022 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Solidago altissima". Atlas of Living Australia (ala.org.au). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ Kaltenbach, J.H. (1869). "Die deutschen Phytophagen aus der Klasse der Insekten [concl.]". Verh. Naturh. Ver. Preuss. Rheinl. 26 (3, 6): 106–224.
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Bode, Robert F.; Halitschke, Rayko; Kessler, André (2013). "Herbivore damage-induced production and specific anti-digestive function of serine and cysteine protease inhibitors in tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima L. (Asteraceae)". Planta. 237 (5): 1287–1296. S2CID 14380065.
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Ryan, C.A. (1990). "Protease inhibitors in plants: genes for improving defenses against insects and pathogens". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 28 (1): 425–449. ISSN 0066-4286.
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Heath, Jeremy J.; Kessler, André; Woebbe, Eric; Cipollini, Don; Stireman, John O. (2014). "Exploring plant defense theory in tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima". New Phytologist. 202 (4): 1357–1370. PMID 24611577.
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Wise, Michael J.; Abrahamson, Warren G. (2008). "Ducking as a means of resistance to herbivory in tall goldenrod, Solidago Altissima". Ecology. 89 (12): 3275–3281. PMID 19137934.
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Newell, Sandra J. (1994). "Occurrence of goldenrod galls: study of insect ovipositing behavior". The American Biology Teacher. 56 (1): 51–54. JSTOR 4449743.
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Wise, Michael J. (2009). "To duck or not to duck: resistance advantages and disadvantages of the candy-cane stem phenotype in tall goldenrod, Solidago altissima". New Phytologist. 183 (3): 900–907. PMID 19496949.