Solidago gigantea Aiton Solidago serotinoides Á. Löve & D. Löve Aster latissimifolius (Mill.) Kuntze var. serotinus Kuntze Solidago gigantea Aiton var. leiophylla Fernald Solidago gigantea Aiton var. pitcheri (Nutt.) Shinners Solidago gigantea Aiton var. serotina (Kuntze) Cronquist Solidago gigantea Aiton ssp. serotina (Kuntze) McNeill Solidago gigantea Aiton var. shinnersii Beaudry Solidago ×leiophallax Friesner Solidago pitcheri Nutt. Solidago serotina Aiton non Retz. Solidago serotinoides A. Löve & D. Löve Smooth goldenrod, giant goldenrod
Giant goldenrod is a North American native. For a comparison chart of some of the varieties of goldenrods, see Solidago. Identification: Plants are 3-7' (91-213 cm) tall, erect. They are fond of boundaries of wetlands and shaded floodplains. Stems are light green or pale purple, hairless, sometimes with a whitish waxy bloom. They occur in large patches. Leaves are narrow (lanceolate), ~3½" (9.1-9.7 cm) × ⅜-½" (1-1.4 cm) (roughly equal in size throughout the plant). They are pointed at both ends, alternate, sessile, with sharp teeth and three veins. Flowerheads may be tight and roughly conical, but are often looser, composed of gently curved tiers of up to 600 small yellow flowers. Online References:
Solidago gigantea at Illinois Wildflowers Solidago gigantea on Turner Photographics' Wildflowers site Solidago gigantea at the U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Solidago gigantea on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Solidago gigantea on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Solidago gigantea on eFloras References:
Clemants, Steven; Gracie, Carol, Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 156 8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 8/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 8/24/2013 · Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail, Monadnock Conservancy, Peterborough, New Hampshire Solidago gigantea description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire 8/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 8/24/2013 · Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail, Monadnock Conservancy, Peterborough, New Hampshire 8/24/2013 · Cranberry Meadow Pond Trail, Monadnock Conservancy, Peterborough, New Hampshire 8/23/2013 · Andres Institute of Art, Big Bear Mountain, Brookline, New Hampshire Range:
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