Solidago radula
| Solidago radula | |
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| 1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Solidago |
| Species: | S. radula
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| Binomial name | |
| Solidago radula Nutt. 1834
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Synonymy
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Solidago radula, the western rough goldenrod,[4] is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It is found primarily in the southern Great Plains and the Mississippi Valley of the United States (from Texas to Illinois), with isolated populations farther east in Kentucky, Georgia, and the Carolinas.[5]
Solidago radula is a perennial herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall, with a caudex and rhizomes. Lower leaves can be up to 10 cm (4 inches) long, leaves higher on the stem much smaller. One plant can produce as many as 260 small yellow flower heads in a branching array. The species grows in open rocky places and in dry woodlands.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ illustration from USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 396.
- ^ The International Plant Names Index
- ^ The Plant List, Solidago radula Nutt.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Solidago radula". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Solidago radula Nuttall, 1834. Western rough goldenrod
External links[edit]
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1987
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1993
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Missouri Plants photos, description
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