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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago rugosa var. cronquistiana
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
There are four varieties of S. rugosa in North Carolina: aspera (statewide), celtidifolia (eastern half of the state), cronquistiana (mountains), and the nominate rugosa (mountains and Piedmont). 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. cronquistiana
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago altissima
COMMON NAME:
Cronquist's Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Cronquist's Goldenrod
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago rugosa var. cronquistiana
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera var. cronquistiana
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-029a?:
Solidago rugosa var. rugosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago altissima
3710
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: High elevation balds and forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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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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