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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago auriculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago auriculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Solidago auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-035:
Solidago notabilis FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago notabilis
COMMON NAME:
Eared Goldenrod
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JK Marlow jkm100313_116
March Gadsden County FL
Angus Gholson Nature Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_auriculata_12
August
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_solidago_auriculata_8
August
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsauriculata_stevnscr1
Month Unknown McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsauriculata_stevnscr2
Month Unknown McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
An elongate, secund inflorescence, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsauriculata_stevnscr3
Month Unknown McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsauriculata_stevnscr4
Month Unknown McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Upper leaves are ovate to elliptic with auriculate-clasping bases, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago auriculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago auriculata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Solidago auriculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-035:
Solidago notabilis
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago notabilis
2198
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky forests over circumneutral rocks, bottomland forests, calcareous hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves basally disposed (basal & lower stem leaves larger, petiolate, & usually persistent); middle and upper stem leaves smaller & less petiolate
Alternate & basal
Stem leaves auriculate-clasping to sessile
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary
Flower heads in paniculiform inflorescences with heads secund on the branches
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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