Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Solidago glomerata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago glomerata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-49-006:
Solidago glomerata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Skunk Goldenrod, Cluster Goldenrod
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JK Marlow jkm160503_284
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fresh leaves thick & rubbery; basal rosettes evergreen, conspicuous in winter, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0407v_34
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
If you smell skunk at high elevations, look around for skunk goldenrod, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm0407w_27
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Flower heads large, to 5/8" across, in short-stalked, few-flowered clusters, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.