Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Not well known owing to confusion with the much more widespread S. mexicana. Read more about Northern Seaside Goldenrod at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A multivariate study of the Solidago sempervirens complex (Semple et al., 2016a)
Solidago sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago sempervirens ssp. sempervirens
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-014:
Solidago sempervirens FAMILY Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago sempervirens
COMMON NAME:
Northern Seaside Goldenrod
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Lower leaves oblanceolate to narrowly ovate, gradually tapering to petiole, per Weakley's Flora.
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September Washington County ME
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September Washington County ME
Leaves somewhat fleshy, the stem leaves reduced but not very markedly so, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A multivariate study of the Solidago sempervirens complex (Semple et al., 2016a)
Solidago sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago sempervirens ssp. sempervirens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-014:
Solidago sempervirens
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago sempervirens
3597
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Coastal dunes, dune slacks, maritime wet grasslands, tidal marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves 3-nerved
Leaves basally disposed (basal & lower stem leaves larger, petiolate, & usually persistent); middle and upper stem leaves smaller & less petiolate
Alternate & basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in paniculiform inflorescences with heads secund on the branches
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p510
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p446
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p111
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