Solidago speciosa
| Solidago speciosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. speciosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago speciosa Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Synonymy
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Solidago speciosa, the showy goldenrod,Dakotas).[6]
Solidago speciosa is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (80 inches, over 6 feet) tall, producing a thick underground caudex. One plant can produce as many as 5 stems, each with up to 300 small yellow flower heads.[7]
- Varieties[7]
- Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Torr. & A.Gray - mostly in western portions of range
- Solidago speciosa var. speciosa - mostly in eastern portions of range
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
- ^ The Plant List, Solidago speciosa A.Gray
- ^ Tropicos, Solidago speciosa Nutt.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago speciosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago speciosa Nuttall, 1818. Showy or noble goldenrod
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