Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago caesia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Solidago at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago caesia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago caesia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Solidago caesia var. caesia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-001:
Solidago caesia FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago caesia
COMMON NAME:
Bluestem Goldenrod, Axillary Goldenrod, Wreath Goldenrod, Bridal-wreath Goldenrod
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_soca4_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_soca4_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100314_118
March Decatur County GA
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JK Marlow jkm120727_966
July Spartanburg County SC
Flowers in nearly sessile clusters in upper axils. Stem arching, glaucous, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm120727_968
July Spartanburg County SC
Margins of lower leaves serrate, upper leaves entire to slightly serrate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120727_971
July Spartanburg County SC
Leaf elliptic, apex acuminate, base cuneate, lateral pr of veins not prominent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0309h_25
September Greenville County SC
Caesars Head State Park
Plants typically grow 2-3 feet tall and lean at an angle, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Solidago caesia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Solidago caesia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Solidago caesia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Solidago caesia var. caesia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-49-001:
Solidago caesia
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Solidago caesia
1416
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist forested slopes, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Midstem leaves not 3-nerved
Leaves chiefly on the stem (basal & lower stem leaves either withering early or equal/smaller than middle & upper stem leaves)
Alternate (basal leaves absent or withered at flowering)
Leaves sessile
Margins of lower leaves serrate, upper leaves entire to slightly serrate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Flower heads in axillary clusters, with well-developed leaves in at least the lower part of the inflorescence
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p262
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p143
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p174
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p150
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p450
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p289
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p111
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p115
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p327
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p379
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p202
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p135
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