Solidago bicolor

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Solidago bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. bicolor
Binomial name
Solidago bicolor
L.
Synonyms[1][2]
Synonymy
  • Aster bicolor (L.) Nees
  • Aster pubens (M.A. Curtis ex Torr. & A. Gray) Kuntze
  • Solidago alba Mill.
  • Solidago bicolor var. concolor Torr. & A.Gray
  • Solidago curtisii var. pubens (M.A. Curtis ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
  • Solidago bicolor var. hispida (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Solidago bicolor var. lanata (Hook.) A.Gray
  • Solidago bicolor var. luteola Farw.
  • Solidago bicolor var. ovalis Farw.
  • Solidago bicolor var. spathulata Farw.
  • Solidago bicolor var. tonsa
  • Solidago curtisii var. pubens (M.A.Curtis ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Solidago pubens M.A. Curtis ex Torr. & A. Gray

Solidago bicolor, with several common names including white goldenrod[1][3] and silverrod,[1] is a plant species native to much of eastern North America.[4][1] It is found in Canada (from Manitoba to Nova Scotia) and in the United States (every state completely east of the Mississippi except Florida).[5] It prefers sandy and rocky soils, and can frequently be found along roadsides.

Solidago bicolor

Solidago bicolor is distinctive in the genus. Stems are thin and wiry. Flowers are white rather than yellow, the heads mostly clustered in the axils of the leaves rather than displayed in a large terminal raceme.[1]

Galls[edit]

This species is host to the following insect-induced gall:

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Flora of North America, Solidago bicolor 1767, White goldenrod , silverrod , verge d’or bicolore
  2. ^ The Plant List, Solidago bicolor
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago bicolor". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae, ed. 12 2: 556. 1767.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map