Solidago ludoviciana

Solidago ludoviciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Solidago
Species:	S. ludoviciana
Binomial name
	Solidago ludoviciana; (A.Gray) Small
Synonyms
	Solidago boottii Hooker var. ludoviciana A. Gray 1882; Solidago arguta Aiton var. strigosa (Small) Steyermark; Solidago strigosa Small;

Solidago ludoviciana, the Louisiana goldenrod,^[3] is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae native to Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. It can be found in dry open woods and along roadsides and other sunny, disturbed locations.^[1]

Solidago ludoviciana can be as tall as 150 cm (5 feet). It has round to elliptic leaves and open panicles of yellow flower heads. One plant can produce as many as 140 small heads ^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Flora of North America, Solidago ludoviciana (A.Gray) Small, Louisiana goldenrod
^ The Plant List Solidago ludoviciana
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago ludoviciana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

External links[edit]

Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Texas in 1843

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[fna-1] Flora of North America, Solidago ludoviciana (A.Gray) Small, Louisiana goldenrod

[2] The Plant List Solidago ludoviciana

[3] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago ludoviciana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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