NameThatPlant.net: Solidago rugosa var. aspera

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago rugosa var. aspera FAMILY Asteraceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

In North Carolina, var. aspera is the most widespread and common of the S. rugosa entities. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. aspera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)

Solidago aspera

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:

Solidago rugosa var. rugosa FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Solidago altissima

COMMON NAME:
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

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image of Solidago rugosa var. aspera, Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Solidago rugosa is highly variable in size, array shape, and hairiness, per Flora of North America.

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Lvs strongly rugose, lanceolate to elliptic, upper not much smaller than lower, per Weakley's Flora.

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Involucres narrowly campanulate. Ray florets 5-10, per Flora of North America.

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaves moderately to densely pubescent, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

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September Jackson County NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Leaves more than 2x long as wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago rugosa var. aspera FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. aspera

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago aspera

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa FAMILY Asteraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago altissima

3489

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Fields, forests, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Leaves pinnately veined (not 3-nerved)

Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)

Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary

Flower heads in well-developed paniculiform inflorescences

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene

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