Solidago nemoralis
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. nemoralis
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Binomial name | |
Solidago nemoralis Aiton 1789
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Solidago nemoralis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widely found in Canada (every province except Newfoundland and Labrador) and the United States (all states wholly or partially east of the Rocky Mountains).[3] Its common names include gray goldenrod,[4] gray-stem goldenrod, old-field goldenrod,[5] field goldenrod,[1] prairie goldenrod, dwarf goldenrod,[6] and dyersweed goldenrod.[7]
Description
Like other
There are two subspecies:[8]
- Solidago nemoralis ssp. decemflora – tetraploidtaxon with larger flower heads and narrower basal leaves in west-central North America
- Solidago nemoralis ssp. nemoralis – diploid or tetraploid taxon in the eastern regions of the species' range
Ecology
This plant grows in forests, woods, prairies, grasslands, and disturbed areas such as old fields and roadsides.[8] It is a pioneer species and it can become weedy.[6]
The flowers have a variety of insect
Insects such as the
Galls
This species is host to the following insect induced galls:
- Asteromyia carbonifera (Osten Sacken, 1862)
- Epiblema scudderiana (Clemens, 1860)
- Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis (Fitch, 1855)
- Procecidochares atra (Loew, 1862) (summer and autumn generations)
Uses
The plant has had various uses among
It is cultivated in landscaping and gardens, such as
References
- ^ a b Solidago nemoralis. NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ "Solidago nemoralis". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Solidago nemoralis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago nemoralis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Solidago nemoralis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Belt, S. 2009. Plant Fact Sheet for gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis). USDA NRCS, Norman A. Berg National Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD. 2009.
- ^ a b Solidago nemoralis. Native American Ethnobotany. University of Michigan, Dearborn.
- ^ a b c d e Semple, John C.; Cook, Rachel E. (2006). "Solidago nemoralis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
External links
- Media related to Solidago nemoralis at Wikimedia Commons