Solidago fistulosa

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Solidago fistulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Solidago
Species:
S. fistulosa
Binomial name
Solidago fistulosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster fistulosus (Miller) Kuntze
  • Solidago aspericaulis A. H. Moore

Solidago fistulosa, the pine barren goldenrod,[2] is a plant species native to low-lying coastal areas of eastern North America. It grows in every state bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or on the Atlantic Ocean from Louisiana to New Jersey.[3] It is generally found in bogs, along the edges of marshes, in drainage ditches, etc.[4]

Solidago fistulosa is an herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by underground rhizomes. It has winged petioles, broad leaf blades, and sometimes as many as 500 small yellow flower heads born in large branching arrays.[4]

Galls[edit]

This species is host to the following insect induced galls:

external link to gallformers

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Solidago fistulosa
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago fistulosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ a b Flora of North America, Solidago fistulosa, Miller, 1768. Pine-barren goldenrod