Solidago sphacelata | |
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1913 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. sphacelata
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Binomial name | |
Solidago sphacelata
Raf. 1820
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Solidago sphacelata, commonly known as false goldenrod or autumn goldenrod, [3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States from Virginia and the Carolinas west as far as Illinois and Mississippi. [4]
Solidago sphacelata is a drought-tolerant, [5] perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with an underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 250 small yellow flower heads in a large branching array at the top of the plant. [3] The bright yellow color of the flowers primarily attracts butterfly pollinators. [5]
Solidago sphacelata | |
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1913 illustration [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Solidago |
Species: | S. sphacelata
|
Binomial name | |
Solidago sphacelata
Raf. 1820
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Solidago sphacelata, commonly known as false goldenrod or autumn goldenrod, [3] is a North American species of goldenrod in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the eastern United States from Virginia and the Carolinas west as far as Illinois and Mississippi. [4]
Solidago sphacelata is a drought-tolerant, [5] perennial herb up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, with an underground caudex and rhizomes. One plant can produce as many as 250 small yellow flower heads in a large branching array at the top of the plant. [3] The bright yellow color of the flowers primarily attracts butterfly pollinators. [5]